camp follower

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.

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

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	camp follower - a prostitute who provides service to military personnel bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, 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

camp follower

noun

A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment:

bawd, call girl, courtesan, harlot, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore.

Slang: hooker, moll.

Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night.

Translations

camp follower

n (fig) → simpatizzante m/f