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follower

[fol-oh-er]

noun

  1. a person or thing that follows.

  2. a person who follows another in regard to their ideas or belief; disciple or adherent.

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  3. a person who imitates, copies, or takes as a model or ideal.

    He was little more than a follower of current modes.

  4. an attendant, servant, or retainer.

  5. a person who follows or subscribes to another's posts on a social media website.

    He spent hours figuring out how to get more followers on Twitter.

  6. British Informal.a boyfriend or suitor, especially of a maidservant.

  7. Machinery.a part receiving motion from or following the movements of another part, especially a cam.

  8. Engineering, Building Trades.a concrete form attached to the head of a timber pile to permit casting of a concrete cap or pier.



follower

/ ˈɒəʊə /

noun

  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. rarea pursuer

  6. a machine part that derives its motion by following the motion of another part

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of follower1

First recorded before 900; Middle English folwer, Old English folgere. See follow, -er 1
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Synonym Study

Follower, adherent, partisan refer to someone who demonstrates allegiance to a person, a doctrine, a cause, or the like. Follower often has an implication of personal relationship or of slavish acquiescence. Adherent, a more formal word, has implications of active championship of a person or a point of view. Partisan, ordinarily meaning a person prejudiced and unreasoning in adherence to a party, during World War II took on the meaning of a member of certain groups in occupied countries of Europe who carried on underground resistance to the Nazis.
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The 23-year-old from Bury, Greater Manchester, has gained millions of followers and recently released his northern soul song Who Knew Dancing Was A Sin.

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The German was meant to usher in a fresh atmosphere after Southgate's eight years in charge, but Tuchel was made noisily aware that England's followers do not like what they have seen.

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Tributes have been paid to a "precious" grandmother who gained millions of followers online by sharing humorous videos with her granddaughter on social media.

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Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau summed it up for his legion of YouTube followers when he said: "This course doesn't just challenge your game, it challenges your sanity."

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Called Dr. A by patients and fans, she boasts 441,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares clips of her celebrity interviews.

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