follower

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.

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follower [ˈfɒləʊə]

n

1. a person who accepts the teachings of another; disciple; adherent a follower of Marx

2. an attendant or henchman

3. an enthusiast or supporter, as of a sport or team

4. (esp formerly) a male admirer

5. Rare a pursuer

6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a machine part that derives its motion by following the motion of another part

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	follower - 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

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follower

noun

1. supporter, fan, representative, convert, believer, admirer, backer, partisan, disciple, protagonist, devotee, worshipper, apostle, pupil, cohort (chiefly U.S.), adherent, henchman, groupie (slang), habitué, votary violent clashes between followers of the two organisations
supporter leader, teacher, tutor, guru, mentor, svengali, swami

2. attendant, assistant, companion, helper, sidekick (slang), henchman, retainer (History), hanger-on, minion, lackey the standard devoted camp follower
attendant rival, enemy, opponent, contender, foe, antagonist

Translations

follower [ˈfɒləʊəʳ] N (= disciple) → discípulo/a m/f, seguidor(a) m/f; [of team] → aficionado/a m/f (Pol etc) → partidario/a m/f
the followers of fashion → los que siguen la moda

follower [ˈfɒləʊə^r] n

[person] → disciple mf

[movement, party] → partisan(e) m/f

follower

n (= disciple) → Anhänger(in) m(f), → Schüler(in) m(f); (old, = servant) → Gefolgsmann m; to be a follower of fashion → sehr modebewusst sein; he’s a follower of Blair → er ist Blair-Anhänger or ein Anhänger von Blair

follower [ˈfɒləʊəʳ] n (disciple) → seguace m/f, discepolo/a; (of team) → tifoso/a

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follower [ˈfɒləʊəʳ] n (disciple) → seguace m/f, discepolo/a; (of team) → tifoso/a