adherent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: disciple

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of anotherSynonyms: disciple

Adjective (1)

  1. sticking fast
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. adh['e]rent.]

1.Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2.Attached as an attribute or circumstance. [1913 Webster]

3.(Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. [1913 Webster]

Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, n.

1.One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. [1913 Webster]

2.That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
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