camp follower
Example Sentences
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Afterward, a Massachusetts colonial and his camp follower were married, vraiment, in an 18th century ceremony, and dancers, jousters and drummers roamed the fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He is his own worst enemy," admitted Bevan's camp follower, Dick Grossman, unwilling this time to go along with the boss.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ordinarily for a talent agent to sue a producer would be comparable to a camp follower giving a general the hotfoot.
From Time Magazine Archive
His most distinguished camp follower, Major General Yadunath Singh, onetime military secretary to Indian President Rajendra Prasad, mounted a bicycle and pedaled back into the gullies to dicker personally with dacoit leaders.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few sellswords turned to watch them pass, and a camp follower sniggered, but no one moved to interfere.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
