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
  • The 54-year-old will become the first Supreme Court justice to make her Broadway debut, with a one-night-only walk-on role in the hit musical comedy & Juliet.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Turner ascended to the NFL after beginning his college career as a walk-on at Richmond and finishing it as a graduate transfer at Wake Forest.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 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
  • The actor later wed his Dumb and Dumber costar Lauren Holly in 1996.
    EW.com, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Doute soon became one of the show’s stars and main driver of plot lines, from her bid to prove her ex, Tom Sandoval, was a cheater, to her precarious employment at SUR and off and on friendships with costars Stassi Schroeder and Katie Maloney.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of costar
Noun
  • To prepare for her character’s Geordie accent, the actress watched old clips of English singer Cheryl Cole as a judge on The X Factor.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Kids actress also appears in Magic Farm, the sophomore feature of El Planeta filmmaker and performance artist Amalia Ullman.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of actress
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