Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A minor member of an operatic or dramatic cast, usually having no speaking part.
- noun One whose presence or performance has little effect on an occurrence, group, or organization.
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- noun A
person in aplay ormovie with a minimalpart ; anextra .
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Examples
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Yet in class they'd be thrown into a "made-up in the first week" startup team and got dragged along as a spear-carrier for someone else's vision.
Steve Blank: The Startup Team Steve Blank 2011
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Second place to Ron Paul -- who while being the libertarian movement's most loved spear-carrier -- also has no chance of winning nationally.
Steve Clemons: Iowa Straw Poll Takes a Dive Steve Clemons 2011
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Yet in class they'd be thrown into a "made-up in the first week" startup team and got dragged along as a spear-carrier for someone else's vision.
Steve Blank: The Startup Team Steve Blank 2011
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"Dick put on shows and recruited me as a spear-carrier for the dumb parts," reveals Sir David.
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Second place to Ron Paul -- who while being the libertarian movement's most loved spear-carrier -- also has no chance of winning nationally.
Steve Clemons: Iowa Straw Poll Takes a Dive Steve Clemons 2011
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Yet in class they'd be thrown into a "made-up in the first week" startup team and got dragged along as a spear-carrier for someone else's vision.
Steve Blank: The Startup Team Steve Blank 2011
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For the record, Marks came in second to Mick Ireland in the race for Mayor, and Milias was MM's spear-carrier in the campaign.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Loony Bin of Aspen Politics 2010
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Armstrong had long been known as an indefatigable spear-carrier for Harry Chandler, but at this moment he seemed unaware that the wind had shifted at Times headquarters.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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Armstrong had long been known as an indefatigable spear-carrier for Harry Chandler, but at this moment he seemed unaware that the wind had shifted at Times headquarters.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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For the record, Marks came in second to Mick Ireland in the race for Mayor, and Milias was MM's spear-carrier in the campaign.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Loony Bin of Aspen Politics 2010
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