character Pronunciation: /ˈkærɪktə(r)/Translate character | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of charactern. 1 Charakter 2 (in novel etc.) Figur 3 (coll.) (extraordinary person) Original 4 (symbol) Zeichencharacter in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of character in the British & World English dictionary Definition of character in the US English dictionary