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spear carrier

or 𲹰-r·

noun

  1. a supernumerary in a theatrical or operatic production, as one of a group of soldiers or a member of a crowd; extra.
  2. any minor member of a group, profession, political party, etc.; subordinate; underling.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spear carrier1

First recorded in 1950–55
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He added that he attended the conference as a "foot soldier and spear carrier of the Conservative Party, purely in a supportive role to remind the world of what we did in Glasgow".

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After brief theater experience as a spear carrier, he moved to California.

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Historian Stanley Kutler of the University of Wisconsin described him as a lowly “spear carrier” following the wishes of his commander in chief who will merit no more than a footnote in the history books.

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After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he made his stage debut at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1954 as a spear carrier in “Othello.”

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He secured a job with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford, where his first recorded role was as a spear carrier in a 1954 production of Othello.

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