abstract:A spear carrier is a nickname for a minor acting part. It generally pertains to a character that appears in several scenes, but mostly in the background.
And in days to come, when Siddharthawouldbecomeagod, whenhewould join the glorious, thenGovindawanted tofollowhimashisfriend, his companion, his servant, his spear-carrier, his shadow.
The Gaza Strip exploded in violence yesterday as armed factions of Hamas, a spearcarrier for Islamofascism, took to the streets in a concerted effort to challenge Fatah.
The Clinton we have grown accustomed to over the last year is perceived as a spear-carrier for the Madeleine Albright school of values-driven liberal interventionism.