Definitions for Followerˈfɒl oʊ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fol•low•er*ˈfɒl oʊ ər(n.)
a person or thing that follows.
a person who follows another in regard to his or her ideas or belief.
a person who imitates, copies, or takes as a model or ideal.
an attendant, servant, or retainer.
a mechanical part receiving motion from or following the movements of another part, esp. a cam.
Category: Machinery
* Syn: follower , adherent , partisan refer to someone who demonstrates allegiance to a person, doctrine, cause, or the like. follower often has an implication of personal relationship or of deep devotion to authority or to a leader: a follower of Gandhi. adherent , a more formal word, suggests active championship of a person or point of view: an adherent of monetarism. partisan suggests firm loyalty, as to a party, cause, or person, that is based on emotions rather than on reasoning: a partisan of the conservatives.
Origin of follower:
bef. 900
Princeton's WordNet
follower(noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another
follower(noun)
someone who travels behind or pursues another
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
follower(noun)ˈfɒl oʊ ər
a supporter or believer
a follower of Christ
followerˈfɒl oʊ ər
sb who is interested in sth
a dedicated follower of fashion
Wiktionary
follower(Noun)
One who follows, comes after another.
follower(Noun)
Something that comes after another thing.
follower(Noun)
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
follower(Noun)
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
follower(Noun)
An imitator, who follows another's example
follower(Noun)
A pursuer.
follower(Noun)
A machine part receiving motion from another
follower(Noun)
A man courting a maidservant.
follower(Noun)
Young cattle.
follower(Noun)
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
Webster Dictionary
Follower(noun)
one who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer
Follower(noun)
a sweetheart; a beau
Follower(noun)
the removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston
Follower(noun)
a gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box
Follower(noun)
the part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver
Follower(noun)
among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed
Translations for Follower
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
follower(noun)
a person who follows, especially the philosophy, ideas etc of another person
He is a follower of Plato (= Plato's theories).
- volgeling; navolger; aanhangerAfrikaans
- تابِع، نَصير، تِلْميذArabic
- последователBulgarian
- seguidorPortuguese (BR)
- následovníkCzech
- der AnhängerGerman
- tilhængerDanish
- οπαδός, μαθητήςGreek
- seguidorSpanish
- järelkäija, jüngerEstonian
- پیرو؛ مریدFarsi
- seuraajaFinnish
- discipleFrench
- אוֹהֵדHebrew
- अनुयायीHindi
- sljedbenik, pristašaCroatian
- követőHungarian
- pengikutIndonesian
- fylgjandiIcelandic
- discepoloItalian
- 信奉者Japanese
- 지지자, 신봉자Korean
- pasekėjas, šalininkasLithuanian
- sekotājs; piekritējsLatvian
- pengikutMalay
- volgelingDutch
- tilhenger, følgesvennNorwegian
- kontynuatorPolish
- پیرو؛ مریدPersian
- پيرو، شاګرد، مريد، تابعPashto
- seguidorPortuguese
- adeptRomanian
- последовательRussian
- nasledovník, -čkaSlovak
- privrženecSlovenian
- sledbenikSerbian
- anhängare, följeslagareSwedish
- ผู้ตามThai
- yandaşTurkish
- 追隨者Chinese (Trad.)
- послідовникUkrainian
- حمایتی، مطیع پیروUrdu
- người ủng hộVietnamese
- 追随者Chinese (Simp.)
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