follower - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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a person who accepts the leadership of anotherOpposite leaderType of actor, doerKinds fan, disciple, cultist, satellite, janissary, Machiavellian, Newtonian, regular, Wagnerian, camp follower +23 more
someone who travels behind or pursues anotherType of traveler, travellerKinds pursuer, tail, shadow

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Fol′low·er noun

Origin: OE. folwere, AS. folgere.

1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

2. A sweetheart; a beau. colloquial Anthony 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. Machinery 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.

Synonyms: Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54