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follower

[ fol-oh-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that follows.
a person who follows another in regard to their ideas or belief; disciple or adherent.
Synonyms: supporter
Antonyms: foe, enemy, adversary, opponent
a person who imitates, copies, or takes as a model or ideal:
He was little more than a follower of current modes.
an attendant, servant, or retainer.
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.
British Informal. a boyfriend or suitor, especially of a maidservant.
Machinery. a part receiving motion from or following the movements of another part, especially a cam.
Engineering, Building Trades. a concrete form attached to the head of a timber pile to permit casting of a concrete cap or pier.

follower

/ ˈfɒləʊə /

noun

a person who accepts the teachings of another; disciple; adherent
a follower of Marx
an attendant or henchman
an enthusiast or supporter, as of a sport or team
(esp formerly) a male admirer
rare.
a pursuer
a machine part that derives its motion by following the motion of another part

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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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Example Sentences

The trial heard Belfield, who ran his own YouTube channel with a large number of followers, targeted his victims over several years.

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And not just catchy phrases: The “nameless” attracts thousands of followers on Instagram with honeyed images and all the proper wellness hashtags.

From Los Angeles Times

The drill rapper said he had decided to make the video and publicise his music on YouTube and TikTok to his 20,000 followers "to put Tommy Robinson in his place".

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Psychics, tarot readers and astrologers say scammers are cloning their Instagram accounts and soliciting payments from their followers for faux readings.

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Her Instagram, which has more than 60,000 followers, shows her posing in clear water.

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