WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stock′ char′acter, 
  1. Literature, Show Businessa character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
  • 1860–65

'stock character' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Scaramouch - flat character - pantomime - zany

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