spear-carrier

noun

Definition of spear-carriernext
as in walk-on

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  1. walk-on
  2. supernumerary
  3. costar
  4. actress
Noun
  • When the walk-ons joined the previous season, the team began filming a documentary, which is ongoing.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Along the way, the former walk-on has emerged as the Big Ten leader with 6.4 solo tackles per game as the Bruins (2-5 overall, 1-4 Big Ten) prepare to face Nebraska (5-3, 2-3) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of walk-on
Noun
  • Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2020
Definition of supernumerary
Noun
  • Ian McShane is still mourning the loss of his fellow John Wick costar Lance Reddick, who died last year at age 60.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The trio chatted about the RHONJ cast’s growing friction and the division between costars Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of costar
Noun
  • In person, the actress exudes intellectual intensity and modish English reticence, though there’s a certain mischievous energy, of the kind that defined her early performances, that glimmers in her eyes.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The View cohost and Oscar-winning actress delivered a vital message of information to Americans heading to the polls on Tuesday morning, capping a historic political cycle with a pearl of wisdom for those trapped in long lines at their local voting places.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of actress
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