SPEAR-CARRIER Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

spear-carrier

noun

Definition of spear-carrier

as in walk-on

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Recent Examples of spear-carrier Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025

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Noun

The reduction in walk-on opportunities is unfortunate, but scholarship opportunities have expanded in some sports.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Guests have direct, walk-on access to the non-drivable section of Daytona Beach.

— Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of walk-on

Noun

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
Broken into six-hour installments spaced out over two weeks, the hallucinatory concert extravaganza is being custom tailored, with local musicians, guest artists and glittery supernumeraries brought in for the occasion.

— Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018

Definition of supernumerary

Noun

When asked for a response to Brown’s claims on CBS Mornings, haircare expert Van Ness praised their costar for putting himself first.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
At the time of their meeting, Szymanski was working as a driver for her costar Hannah Waddingham.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of costar

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When the actress’ hiring was announced, there was an outcry over allegations of colorism due to Stenberg’s mixed-race status and lighter skin tone.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Buffett, an actress, was not accused of carrying out the murders or helping her then-fiancé, Daniel Wozniak, commit them.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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