Usually means: Supporter or worker with army.
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General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. camp follower: Merriam-Webster
  2. camp follower: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. camp follower: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. camp follower: Collins English Dictionary
  5. camp follower: Vocabulary.com
  6. camp-follower, camp follower: Wordnik
  7. camp follower: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. camp follower: Wiktionary
  9. camp follower: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. camp follower: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Camp follower, camp follower: Dictionary.com
  12. Camp-follower, Camp follower: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. camp follower: Rhymezone
  14. camp follower: FreeDictionary.org
  15. camp follower: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. camp follower: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. camp follower: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

(Note: See camp_followers as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (camp follower)

noun:  (chiefly historical) A civilian who follows an army, typically a family member of a soldier or someone who provides services to the soldiers, e.g. prostitution, sale of liquor, cooking and laundry.
noun:  A person who provides services to those engaged in a particular endeavor.
noun:  One who joins a group, movement, or project without being a legitimate member; one who jumps on a bandwagon.

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