Definition of "supe" []

• A extra or walk-on. (noun)

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• "A supe is a fellow that assists the stars and things, carrying chairs and taking up carpets, and sweeping the sand off the stage after a dancer has danced a jig, and he brings beer for the actors, and helps lace up corsets, and anything he can do to add to the effect of the play."
• ""Portia is afraid she is going to be hoarse," announced another "supe" importantly."
• "She had once been on the studio lot when a girl of about her own age, a "supe" like herself, was arrested for thieving in the women's dressing-rooms."