noun
1. : a civilian that follows or takes up lodging near a military unit for the purpose of attending or exploiting military personnel ; specifically : prostitute
she behaved more like a camp follower than a land girl — Ralph Hammond-Innes
2. : one that is a disciple or follower (as of a group or theory) but is not of the main body of members or adherents ; especially : one that follows with little understanding or for the purpose of personal gain
a new dogmatism spread by the camp followers of science — N.E.Nelson
and then those camp followers of the arts, those delicious Bohemians — Aldous Huxley