follower

CEFRB1

/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who supports or accepts the ideas of another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.

Examples

  • Are you a leader or a follower?

  • Are you more of a leader or a follower?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something that comes after another thing.

  2. One who follows, comes after another.

  3. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.

More examples

In context

  • She is a follower of Freud.

  • I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.

  • Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up

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As a devoted blank of the spiritual guru, she always attended his weekly lectures.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folewer, from Old English folgere (“follower; attendant; disciple”), equivalent to follow + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foulger, West Frisian folger, Dutch volger, German Folger, Swedish följare.