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follower

follower

295 1.6
A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːloʊər/
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  • The new religious leader quickly gained many followers who admired his teachings.
  • many followers
  • leaders and followers
  • followers of a religion

He just seems like a normal communist follower, Lenin, until there's a turn.

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Examples

  • In America, the non-Orthodox groups have more followers than they do in any other country.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Transformational leadership empowers followers and renews their commitment to the organization's vision.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So Christ tells his followers, first of all, to aim up.

  • Half of his followers are friends and people from work.

  • I feel worse for my followers, to be honest.

  • I'll always be your follower.

  • We got thousands of followers on our channel watching, listening with us now on this journey.

  • There's a big difference between a follower, a fan and a customer.

  • While they possess a particular vision, it is the followers who must implement the vision.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Second point, Jesus Christ commands us as his followers to be generous, very generous.

Synonyms

supporter
vsfollower
817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

accepts guidance and follows leadership rather than just offering backing
shadow
vsfollower
117 6.6

A person who follows someone closely, often to learn from them

supports and accepts leadership rather than merely trailing or watching
adherent
vsfollower
20 6.6

A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it

accepts someone's leadership and guidance rather than mainly promoting ideas
acolyte
vsfollower
14 7.5

A person who loyally helps and supports an important leader

accepts leadership but does not necessarily assist closely
devoted follower
vsfollower
1 3.9

A person who strongly supports and stays loyal to someone or something

supports and accepts guidance in a less extreme way

Antonyms

1.0

A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country

907 2.1

A person who competes against another in a game or argument

Compounds

A person who strongly supports and stays loyal to someone or something

A person who always obeys instructions and people in charge

camp follower
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A person who travels with an army to cook, trade and help

9.9

A woman who travels with soldiers and offers sex for money

How Supportive

devotee
25 6.0
supporter
817 1.0
follower
295 1.6
sympathizer
37 4.8
neutral
218 3.6

Surface Forms

follower singular
followers plural

Morphology

follower = follow (transparent) = follow + er

Formed by the verb 'follow' + the agentive suffix '-er'; the sense 'one who supports or accepts the guidance' is a direct derivation.

Etymology

Follower comes from the verb follow, which comes from an old English word meaning 'to go after'. So a follower is someone who goes with and supports a leader.