spear carrier vs vice

spear carrier

noun
  • One who serves in a subordinate or menial role. 

  • A person in a play or movie with a minimal part; an extra. 

  • One who plays a leading or substantial role as a supporter, proponent, etc. representing a group, cause, or point of view. 

vice

noun
  • One who acts in place of a superior. 

  • A winding or spiral staircase. 

  • A bad habit. 

  • A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. 

  • Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. 

  • A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness. 

adj
  • in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank 

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