follower
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follower
- /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun followers
- 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.
- An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform. I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A tappet.
- A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
- Young cattle.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- 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.
- A debt collector.
- A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: following, booster, proponent, supporter, apprentice, secondary, practitioner, subscriber, faithful, lift, riser, servant, elevator, student, partisan, lifter
Translations
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noun one who follows
| Español | seguidor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 추종자 chujongja, 신봉자 sinbongja, 지지자 jijija |
| 日本語 | 支持者 shijisha |
| 中文 | 追隨者 /追随者 zhuīsuízhě |
| हिन्दी | अनुयायी anuyāyī, अनुगामी anugāmī |
| Kiswahili | mfuasi |
| Português | seguidor |
| Deutsch | Nachfolger, Nachfolgerin |
| Ελληνικά | ακόλουθος akólouthos |
| Русский | после́дователь poslédovatelʹ, после́довательница poslédovatelʹnica |
| العربية | تَابِع tābiʕ |
noun one who is a part of a master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer
| हिन्दी | अनुयायी anuyāyī |
|---|---|
| Português | seguidor |
| Ελληνικά | ακόλουθος akólouthos |
noun one who adheres to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another
| Español | seguidor, seguidora |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mfuasi |
| Português | seguidor, seguidora |
| Français | disciple |
| Deutsch | Anhänger |
| Ελληνικά | ακόλουθος akólouthos, οπαδός opadós |
| Русский | сторо́нник storónnik, сторо́нница storónnica, после́дователь poslédovatelʹ, после́довательница poslédovatelʹnica |
noun imitator
| Español | imitador |
|---|
noun pursuer
| Español | seguidor, seguidora |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mfuasi |
| Русский | пресле́дователь preslédovatelʹ, пресле́довательница preslédovatelʹnica |
noun internet: social media consumer
| Español | seguidor, seguidora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팔로워 pallowo |
| 日本語 | フォロワー forowā |
| 中文 | 粉絲 /粉丝 fěnsī |
| Kiswahili | mfuasi |
| Português | seguidor, seguidora |
| Français | follower, abonné, abonnée |
| Deutsch | Follower |
| Italiano | follower, seguace, seguitore |
| Русский | подпи́счик podpísčik, подпи́счица podpísčica, фо́лловер fóllover, фолло́вер follóver |
| العربية | مُتَابِع mutābiʕ |
| עברית | עוֹקֵב 'oqév |
Talk about this word "follower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/follower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. follower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/follower "follower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/follower.Cite this
@misc{follower_2026,
title = {follower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/follower},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
