An extra on a ship, in an army, or on stage (with no lines to deliver).
"I sunk to be a supernumerary for one shilling a night at one of the theatres."
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London poor (1851).
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- Richard Voorhees
- Voorhees' unabridged dictionary of "The World's Oldest Professions" is available on Amazon and at http://www.rgvoorhees.com. Follow him on Twitter @richvoorhees.
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