camp follower
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camp follower
n.
1. A civilian who follows a military unit from place to place, especially as a vendor of supplies or as a prostitute.
2. One who follows but does not belong to a main body or group.
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camp follower
n
1. (Military) any civilian, esp a prostitute, who unofficially provides services to military personnel
2. a nonmember who is sympathetic to a particular group, theory, etc
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camp′ fol`lower
n.
1. a civilian who follows or settles near an army camp, esp. a prostitute.
2. a person who espouses the aims of a group without belonging to it.
[1800–10]
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Noun | 1. | camp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnel cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, lady of pleasure, sporting lady, tart, woman of the street, working girl - a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
2. | camp follower - a follower who is not a member of an ingroup follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another |
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camp follower
nounA woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:
Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.
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camp follower
n (fig) → simpatizzante m/fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995