follower
/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/
follower noun: one who follows, comes after another.
Noun
follower (plural 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.
- Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up2012, “Amen”, in Dreamchasers 2, performed by Meek Mill ft. Drake
- 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.
follower meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
follower in Hindi
- one who follows
- अनुयायी anuyāyī, अनुगामी anugāmī
- one who is a part of a master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer
- अनुयायी anuyāyī
follower in Tamil
- பின்பற்றுபவர், மாணாக்கர், பின்பற்றி, பின்தொடர்பவர், பின்தொடரி, கடைபிடிப்பவர்
follower in Urdu
- follower
- دم dum
follower in Telugu
- ఫాలోవర్, అనుచరుడు
More languagesFewer languages
- follower in Malayalam
- അനുകാരി, അനുയായി, ശിഷ്യൻ, പിൻഗാമി
- follower in Kannada
- ಅಟ್ಟಿಗ aṭṭiga
- follower in Punjabi
- ਦਾਸ dās
- follower in Sanskrit
- भागवत bhāgavata, गाणपत्य gāṇapatya, सेवक sevaka
- follower in Pashto
- پیغور peǧor
- follower in Tagalog
- tagasunod
- follower in Arabic
- تَابِع tābiʕ, مُتَابِع mutābiʕ
Examples of follower in a sentence
- Followers should have a system to follow that works in their interests, not against them.
- The driver engages the follower intermittently, as dictated by the solenoid.
- Individuals within this sense may include theistic Satanists, The Satanic Temple followers, or self-identifying Satanists.
Synonyms of follower
Antonyms
Forms of follower
| plural | followers |
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Origin of follower
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.
Words formed from follower
Phrases with follower
Questions about follower
- What does follower mean?
- Follower means one who follows, comes after another.
- What is follower in Hindi?
- Follower in Hindi is अनुयायी (anuyāyī), अनुगामी (anugāmī). See Follower meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is follower?
- Follower is a noun.
- How do you pronounce follower?
- Follower is pronounced /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of follower?
- The plural of follower is followers.
Words near follower in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: follower (page history and authors); follower (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); دم (Urdu) (page history and authors); follower (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); follower (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಅಟ್ಟಿಗ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਦਾਸ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); गाणपत्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); پیغور (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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