Phrases with «camp followers»

The phrase "camp followers" refers to people who follow or accompany an army or group during a war or military campaign. They are not part of the official military but provide support services like cooking, cleaning, and often engage in other activities to earn money or find opportunities. Full definition

Sentences with «camp followers»

  • The tobacco companies hired these scientific camp followers to go out and try to confuse the public into thinking that the science wasn't clear. (gelbspanfiles.com)
  • The fact that any number of camp followers of abstract expressionism are no longer in existence or have shifted to Pop Art, or have dropped out of the picture completely is no indication that abstract expressionism is dead. (aaa.si.edu)
  • I would mark Liam Byrne, Jim Murphy and Peter Hain down as potential rebels, though none of them has blotted their copybook with Brown recently, along with Lord Adonis and Baroness Royall, though peers don't really count except as camp followers in this exercise. (theguardian.com)
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