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spear carrier definition

spear carrier

  1. Informal an actor with a walk-on role
  2. a person having a minor or insignificant role in an organization, activity, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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