CAMP FOLLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does camp follower mean? 

• CAMP FOLLOWER (noun)
  The noun CAMP FOLLOWER has 2 senses:

1. a prostitute who provides service to military personnel

2. a follower who is not a member of an ingroup

  Familiarity information: CAMP FOLLOWER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAMP FOLLOWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prostitute who provides service to military personnel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("camp follower" is a kind of...):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A follower who is not a member of an ingroup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("camp follower" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)