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follower

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fol·low·er  (fl-r)
n.
1. One who subscribes to the teachings or methods of another; an adherent: a follower of Gandhi.
2. A servant; a subordinate.
3. A fan; an enthusiast.
4. One that imitates or copies another: A successful marketing campaign will have many followers.
5. A machine element moved by another machine element.

follower
Noun
1. a person who accepts the teachings of another: a follower of Nietzsche
2. a supporter, such as of a sport or team
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.followerfollower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
camp follower - a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
Cartesian - a follower of Cartesian thought
cultist - a member of a religious cult
cultist - a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
buff, devotee, lover, fan - an ardent follower and admirer
adulator, flatterer - a person who uses flattery
stooge, yes-man, flunkey, flunky - a person of unquestioning obedience
Freudian - a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
Hegelian - a follower of the thought of Hegel
inferior - one of lesser rank or station or quality
Jacksonian - a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
janissary - a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries"
Jeffersonian - a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles
Jungian - a follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories
Keynesian - a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
Lamarckian - a believer in Lamarckism
leech, parasite, sponger, sponge - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Machiavellian - a follower of Machiavelli's principles
Mendelian - a follower of Mendelism
Mohammedan, Muhammadan, Muhammedan - a follower of Mohammed
myrmidon - a follower who carries out orders without question
Nestorian - a follower of Nestorius
Newtonian - a follower of Isaac Newton
regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"
respecter - a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y"
planet, satellite - a person who follows or serves another
sheep - a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep"
Skinnerian - a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
Stalinist - a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
submitter - someone who yields to the will of another person or force
hanger-on, tagalong - someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
Wagnerian - a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
2.follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
chaser, pursuer - a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
shadow - an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
shadower, tail, shadow - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

follower
Translations
Spanish follower [ˈfɔləuəʳ] nseguidor(a) m/f;
(POL) → partidario/a

French follower [ˈfɔləuəʳ] follow ndisciple m/f, partisan(e)
German follower [ˈfɔləuəʳ] follow nAnhänger(in) m(f)
Italian follower [ˈfɔləuəʳ] nseguace m/f; discepolo/a

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Thus spake Zarathustra, and, laughing with eyes and entrails, he stood still and turned round quickly--and behold, he almost thereby threw his shadow and follower to the ground, so closely had the latter followed at his heels, and so weak was he.
Happily Marie and a follower of hers named Kitty could disguise themselves admirably in men's clothes.
I fought on both sides; I would not have had the Spaniards beaten, and yet when the Moors lost I was vanquished with them; and when the poor young King Boabdil (I was his devoted partisan and at the same time a follower of his fiery old uncle and rival, Hamet el Zegri) heaved the Last Sigh of the Moor, as his eyes left the roofs of Granada forever, it was as much my grief as if it had burst from my own breast.
 
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