follower vs camp follower

camp follower vs follower

follower and camp follower both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
follower	Yes	No	No	No
camp follower	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, camp follower is a hyponym of follower; that is, camp follower is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than follower:

follower: a person who accepts the leadership of another
camp follower: a follower who is not a member of an ingroup

Other hyponyms of follower include Cartesian, cultist, cultist, adherent, disciple, buff, devotee, fan, lover, adulator, flatterer, flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man, Freudian, Hegelian, inferior, Jacksonian, janissary, Jeffersonian, Jungian, Keynesian, Lamarckian, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger, Machiavellian, Mendelian, Mohammedan, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, myrmidon, Nestorian, Newtonian, regular, respecter, planet, satellite, sheep, Skinnerian, Stalinist, submitter, hanger-on, tagalong, feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal, Wagnerian.

follower (noun)	camp follower (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
someone who travels behind or pursues another	a prostitute who provides service to military personnel

Difference between follower and camp follower

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