Definition
A person who works at or manages a camp, especially a logging camp or work camp.
Etymology
Compound of 'camp' (from Latin 'campus' meaning 'field') and 'man,' describing workers in temporary settlements used for outdoor labor.
Kelly Says
Before modern towns, isolated camps needed their own communities—the campman was the person holding everything together far from civilization, a forgotten frontier job.
Translations
ARالعربية
رجل المخيم
rijal al-maḫyīm
BNবাংলা
ক্যাম্পম্যান
kāmpmān
CACatalà
campman
kamp-man
CSČeština
campman
kamp-man
DEDeutsch
campman
kæmpmæn
ELΕλληνικά
άνθρωπος του κατασκηνίου
anthrōpos tou kataskēnioy
ESEspañol
campman
kæmp-mæn
FAفارسی
مرد اردوگاهی
mard ardūgāhī
FRFrançais
campman
kɑ̃pmɑ̃
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HEעברית
איש המחנה
ish ha-machaneh
HIहिन्दी
कैंपमैन
kāmp-māin
HUMagyar
campman
kamp-man
IDBahasa Indonesia
campman
kamp-man
ITItaliano
campman
kamp-man
KMKM
ប្រុសក្រម
bə-rəs kə-rə-m
MSBahasa Melayu
campman
kamp-man
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းပါးလူ
kaŋ pa la lu
NLNederlands
campman
kamp-man
PLPolski
campman
kamp-man
PTPortuguês
campman
kæmpmæn
RORomână
campman
kamp-man
RUРусский
кампмен
kamp-men
SVSvenska
campman
kamp-man
SWKiswahili
campman
kamp-man
TAதமிழ்
கேம்புமென்
kēmpumēn
TEతెలుగు
కేంప్మెన్
kēṃpmen
THไทย
ผู้ชายค่าย
phû-chai-kâi
TRTürkçe
kampman
kamp-man
UKУкраїнська
кампмен
kamp-men
VITiếng Việt
người lính trại
người lĩnh trai
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Suffix '-man' was historically the default for occupational/role terms regardless of gender of person holding role. Modern language convention recognizes this as unnecessarily gendered.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'camp staff', 'camp worker', or 'camp attendant' for inclusive reference to any person in the role.
Inclusive Alternatives
["camp worker","camp staff member","camp attendant","camperson"]