English Dictionary

camp follower

名詞

歴史的

(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.

日本語の意味

歴史的文脈において、軍隊に付従する民間人のこと。具体的には、兵士の家族や、軍隊に対して売春、酒の販売、調理、洗濯などのサービスを提供する者を指す。

The camp follower cooked for the soldiers and mended their clothes as they marched from town to town.

軍に随行する民間人は、兵士たちのために料理を作り、行軍中に彼らの服を繕った。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

A hanger-on.

camp followers （ plural ）