camp follower

英 [ˌkæmp ˈfɑːləʊə(r)]

美 [ˌkæmp ˈfɑːloʊər]

n.  (支持某一团体或政党但并非其正式成员的)追随者; (旧时的)随军商贩，随军杂役

牛津词典

noun

• （支持某一团体或政党但并非其正式成员的）追随者
  a person who supports a particular group or political party but is not a member of it
• （旧时的）随军商贩，随军杂役
  (in the past) a person who was not a soldier but followed an army from place to place to sell goods or services

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (组织、运动的)追随者,跟风者
  If you describe someone as acamp follower, you mean that they do not officially belong to a particular group or movement but support it for their own advantage.
  1. ...the Tory leader's friends and camp followers.
     保守党领导人的朋友及追随者
• (尤指随军的)士兵家属,提供随军服务的人;跟随者
  Camp followersare people who travel with an army or other group, especially members of soldiers' families, or people who supply goods and services to the army.

英英释义

noun

• a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
• a prostitute who provides service to military personnel

双语例句

• She wanted to be more than a hanger-on, a camp follower: she wanted to be a full member.
  她不满足于充当一个跟随者，一个依附者：她要成为一名正式成员。
• As a camp follower I tried to get as close as possible to the front.
  我以一名随军观战人员的身分，试图到尽可能靠近前线的地方去。