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followers

followers

2.1
People who strongly support and admire a person or group
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
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  • The famous author has thousands of followers who eagerly await her new book releases.

Launch it in a way that rewards my followers, my most loyal followers.

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Examples

  • Also to my French followers, sorry for butchering that.

  • Launch it in a way that rewards my followers, my most loyal followers.

  • And I think a lot of your many followers would agree with me.

  • And so I came last night and I met five different followers, which was wild.

  • So she gets this confidence boost out of all her followers online and things start to take off.

  • A lot of her followers know, but some people don't.

  • And to his millions of followers, he's always been this guy.

  • And he's dependent on his followers helping him out.

  • King asks asks his followers to kneel and pray along with him.

  • During the protest, many followers gathered to show their support for the movement.

Synonyms

fan
vsfollowers
1.0

A person who likes and supports a singer, team, or show

can be less intense, covering ordinary admiration or casual attention
supporter
vsfollowers
817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

covers support and attention broadly, not only active help
lover
vsfollowers
428 2.5

A person who likes something very much, especially books or music

is broader, including casual admirers and less emotional attention
fan of
vsfollowers
353 1.6

A person who likes and supports someone or something

is slightly broader, including active attention and group association too
follower
vsfollowers
295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

is broader, including those who admire or pay attention without guidance
disciple
vsfollowers
144 6.1

A person who follows and helps spread a teacher's ideas

is wider, covering general admirers who do not promote teachings
faithful
vsfollowers
54 4.5

People who are loyal followers of a religion or leader

is less specialized, applying to supporters in many contexts not only religion
devotee
vsfollowers
25 6.0

A person who strongly likes and follows someone or something

is broader, including simple support or attention without deep devotion
adherent
vsfollowers
20 6.6

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

is wider, applying to any supporters or admirers not only promoters
worshiper
vsfollowers
  • US
19 3.2

A person who goes to a place like a church to show respect to someone they think is holy

is secular and broader, covering nonreligious admiration or support
acolyte
vsfollowers
14 7.5

A person who loyally helps and supports an important leader

is broader, including people who support without serving as helpers
fanbase
vsfollowers
  • Texting
11 3.0

A group of people who really like and support someone or something

is the general plural term for people who support or admire
superfan
vsfollowers
  • Informal
4 4.1

A person who really loves and supports a singer, team, or show

is more general, covering both mild and strong forms of support
devoted fan
vsfollowers
4 2.7

A person who loves and supports a team, person, or group a lot

can include less intense or casual forms of support and attention
following
vsfollowers
3 3.2

A group of people who support and admire a person or idea

is the general plural term for such people rather than one group
devoted follower
vsfollowers
1 3.9

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

is broader and may include ordinary admirers or casual watchers
camp follower
vsfollowers
  • Archaic
1 8.0

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

is general and does not imply unofficial status or self-interest
followership
vsfollowers
1 6.1

A group of people who support and are loyal to a person or idea

is the more general word for people who give support or attention
cultish following
vsfollowers
7.8

A group of people who strongly support a person, idea, or product without question

is neutral and can describe ordinary or critical supporters without intensity

Antonyms

33 7.1

A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good

1 3.4

A person who says that people or things are bad

Compounds

9.9

An armed Islamic group in Nigeria that attacks people and causes violence

How Supportive

devotee
25 6.0
supporter
817 1.0
followers
2.1
sympathizer
37 4.8
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

follower singular
followers plural

Morphology

followers = follower (transparent) = follow + er + s

Regular plural -s added to the clearly derived noun 'follower' formed from 'follow' + -er; meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Followers comes from the verb follow, which means 'to go after' or 'walk behind'. That image of walking after someone helps remember why a follower is a person who supports, admires, or pays attention to a leader or cause.