Synonyms for camp follower


Grammar : Noun


Définition of camp follower

  • noun temporary supporter
Example sentences :
  • Not a camp follower among us but knew that the arrival of our men from the North would give us the great prize in sight.
  • Extract from : « Destruction and Reconstruction: » by Richard Taylor
  • It must be realised that these were not fighting men; their sole training had been that of the camp follower.
  • Extract from : « The Blocking of Zeebrugge » by Alfred F. B. Carpenter
  • And, giving our horses in charge of a camp follower, we sought out Sergeant Lawson, who willingly agreed to accompany us.
  • Extract from : « The Young Cavalier » by Percy F. Westerman
  • The army mule was dubbed a "brevet horse" and the camp follower became a "brevet soldier."
  • Extract from : « Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army » by Augustus Meyers
  • Occasionally in camp a number of them would club together and hire some "camp follower" or some other soldier to do it.
  • Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
  • An equally strong line of cavalry in the rear drove in front of it every straggler or camp follower.
  • Extract from : « The Scouts of Stonewall » by Joseph A. Altsheler

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