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Definition of Camp follower
1. Noun. A prostitute who provides service to military personnel.
2. Noun. A follower who is not a member of an ingroup.
Definition of Camp follower
1. Noun. A civilian who works for a military organization, often a prostitute. ¹
2. Noun. A hanger-on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camp Follower
Literary usage of Camp follower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1915)
"We spoke, the camp-follower and I. About us was a cold, pungent odor— Gun-powder,
stale wine, wet earth, and the smell of thousands of men. ..."
2. Poems of the Great War by John William Cunliffe (1916)
"THE CAMP-FOLLOWER WE spoke, the camp-follower and I. About us was a cold, pungent
odor — Gun-powder, stale wine, wet earth, and the smell of thousands of ..."
3. Narrative of the Expedition to China, from the Commencement of the War to by John Elliot Bingham (1843)
"... of Truce—Royal Salute— Fire-rafts—Boats attack Batteries—Algerine— Right Column
at Factories—Left Column landed— Camp-follower cut off—Heights and Camp ..."
4. Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie: Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian by John McDougall (1898)
"... to help us in to Victoria—A mutinous camp-follower—My threat of a sound
thrashing subdues the mutineer—Our long journey is ended—Adieu to my readers. ..."
5. Europe and the Allies of the Past and of Today: With a Complete History of (1855)
"Flight of the French. — The Author wounded, and left upon the Field. — Rescued
by a Camp-follower. — Carried to the Hospital, and thence taken to England. ..."
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