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fol·low·er
 follower
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A follower is a person who believes in the ideas of a teacher or other leader and often wants to spread that person's ideas to others.
The man's ideas seem strange to a lot of people, but he does have many followers.- synonyms:
- disciple, pupil
- antonyms:
- leader
- similar words:
- advocate, fan, satellite, student
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| definition 2: |
A follower is a person who pays regular attention to some particular thing and always knows what's going on with it.
Mr. Johnson is not a follower of baseball, so his friends were surprised that he even knew who won the game last Sunday.- similar words:
- fan
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| related words: |
apostle, faithful |
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