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spear carrier

spear car·ri·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speer kar-ee-er]
    • /spɪər ˈkær i ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speer kar-ee-er]
    • /spɪər ˈkær i ər/

Definitions of spear carrier words

  • noun spear carrier a supernumerary in a theatrical or operatic production, as one of a group of soldiers or a member of a crowd; extra. 1
  • noun spear carrier any minor member of a group, profession, political party, etc.; subordinate; underling. 1
  • noun spear carrier an actor with a walk-on role 0
  • noun spear carrier a person having a minor or insignificant role in an organization, activity, etc. 0
See all 4 definitions of spear carrier

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Origin of spear carrier

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Spear carrier

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Spear carrier

spear carrier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spear carrier usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spear carrier

noun spear carrier

  • minnow — a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
Just one Synonym for spear carrier

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