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follower

[ fol-oh-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that follows.
  2. a person who follows another in regard to their ideas or belief; disciple or adherent.

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    Antonyms: , , ,

  3. a person who imitates, copies, or takes as a model or ideal:

    He was little more than a follower of current modes.

  4. an attendant, servant, or retainer.
  5. a person who follows or subscribes to another's posts on a social media website:

    He spent hours figuring out how to get more followers on Twitter.

  6. British Informal. a boyfriend or suitor, especially of a maidservant.
  7. Machinery. a part receiving motion from or following the movements of another part, especially a cam.
  8. Engineering, Building Trades. a concrete form attached to the head of a timber pile to permit casting of a concrete cap or pier.


follower

/ ˈɒəʊə /

noun

  1. a person who accepts the teachings of another; disciple; adherent

    a follower of Marx

  2. an attendant or henchman
  3. an enthusiast or supporter, as of a sport or team
  4. (esp formerly) a male admirer
  5. rare.
    a pursuer
  6. a machine part that derives its motion by following the motion of another part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of follower1

First recorded before 900; Middle English folwer, Old English folgere. See follow, -er 1
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Synonym Study

Follower, adherent, partisan refer to someone who demonstrates allegiance to a person, a doctrine, a cause, or the like. Follower often has an implication of personal relationship or of slavish acquiescence. Adherent, a more formal word, has implications of active championship of a person or a point of view. Partisan, ordinarily meaning a person prejudiced and unreasoning in adherence to a party, during World War II took on the meaning of a member of certain groups in occupied countries of Europe who carried on underground resistance to the Nazis.
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These days, the group’s number have dwindled, but some followers still live near the retreat, and adherents of the faith and their families visit in the summer for spiritual conclaves.

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However, there are more than 100 million channels on the site - some with only a handful of followers or video watches.

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His death has drawn famous figures, politicians, and thousands of followers to Vatican City to pay their respects.

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Not long after, McFarland disputed those claims in a since-deleted Instagram video, reassuring followers that the event’s team did have accommodations in place for festival goers and “we have talent.”

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She was so beloved that her followers didn’t mind when she and Harold quietly divorced.

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