follower
English
noun
Definitions
- (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
- Something that comes after another thing.
- One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- An imitator, who follows another's example.
- A pursuer.
- (Internet) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A man courting a maidservant.
- Young cattle.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
- (colloquial) A debt collector.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English folwer inherited from Old English folgere (follower, disciple, attendant) affix from English follow.
Origin
English
follow
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christ English
- Christfollower English
- follow English
- followability English
- followable English
- followee English
- followership English
- followest English
- followeth English
- followspot English
- refollow English
- unfollow English
- Folger German
- Follower German
- folgen German
- follower French
- フォロー Japanese
- folgere Old English
- folgian Old English
- folwen Middle English
- folwer Middle English
- फ़ॉलोअर Hindi