槍やり持もち

noun

spear carrier; spear bearer

Historical term for a servant who carried the spear for a samurai master. Archaic in modern usage; encountered in historical contexts or period dramas.

• 時じ代だい劇げきで、槍やり持もちが主しゅ人じんの後うしろに立たっている場ば面めんをよく見みる。

  In period dramas, you often see a scene where a spear carrier stands behind his master.