A spear-carrier is a bit actor in a play or someone whose actions have little significance. It comes from those old plays about Romans or those Viking operas. Think of the guy standing there in a helment with a spear in his hand, basically an extra.
To put it in modern terms, a spear-carrier is the Star Trek guy in the red shirt who always gets it early in the show. Usually, we don’t even know his name…
Here’s to the guy in the red shirt. May his memory live long and prosper.
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