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fol⋅low⋅er
[fol-oh-er] 
oʊ
–noun
| 1. | a person or thing that follows. |
| 2. | a person who follows another in regard to his or her ideas or belief; disciple or adherent. |
| 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. | British Informal. a boyfriend or suitor, esp. of a maidservant. |
| 6. | Machinery. a part receiving motion from or following the movements of another part, esp. a cam. |
| 7. | Engineering, Building Trades. a concrete form attached to the head of a timber pile to permit casting of a concrete cap or pier. |
Synonyms:
2. supporter. Follower, adherent, partisan refer to someone who demonstrates allegiance to a person, a doctrine, a cause, and 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.
2. supporter. Follower, adherent, partisan refer to someone who demonstrates allegiance to a person, a doctrine, a cause, and 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.
Antonyms:
2. opponent, adversary, enemy, foe.
2. opponent, adversary, enemy, foe.
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Follower
Fol"low*er\, n. [OE. folwere, AS. folgere.]1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer. 2. A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] --A. Trollope. 3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston. (b) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box. 4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver. 5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed. Syn: Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant.
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Language Translation for : follower
Spanish:
seguidor,
German:
der Anhänger,
Japanese:
信奉者
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