camp followers

noun

Definition of camp followersnext
plural of camp follower
as in satellites

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  1. disciples
  2. minions
  3. soldiers
  4. followers
Noun
  • His disciples have kept the Ravens in contention nearly every year since.
    The Athletic, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But the book created a movement full of disciples — Chiengora Hand Spinners, a Facebook group, now has over 1,300 members — and made the idea accessible to the public.
    Rosalie R. Radomsky, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of disciples
Noun
  • The monkeys are destined to become her minions, but the creatures also mark the dividing line between Elphaba and Glinda in Part One.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In recent years, one of the farm’s employees, Juan Ramirez, has crafted giant minions out of hay bales that are visible from the freeway.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of minions
Noun
  • On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of soldiers
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  • While maintaining a quirky and mysterious air, the show yields questions like, is a cult real if its creators are pretending but its followers aren’t?
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Like followers of the 2016 Cubs, Bucks fans felt as though their championship team would be back for at least one or two more titles with youth on their side.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of followers
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