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ˈspear car·ri·er N

Statist(in) m (f)

Lakai m

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I auditioned for all the school plays and never made it to spear carrier. www.theglobeandmail.com

A spear carrier is a character put in a story to be used like a piece of disposable tissue. en.wikipedia.org

The trouble is that each of us is his own hero, existing in a world of spear carriers. en.wikipedia.org

A spear carrier is the anonymous character cut down by the hero as he advances to save the menaced heroine. en.wikipedia.org

The silent ones are known as spear carriers, to differentiate them from the male chorus members. en.wikipedia.org

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