follower

English

Etymology

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folȝere, 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

follower (plural followers)

  1. (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
  2. Something that comes after another thing.
  3. One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
  4. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
  5. An imitator, who follows another's example
  6. A pursuer.
  7. (Internet) A person or an account holding entity who's following someone or something (such as a company, a government agency or a celebrity page) on a social network, such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.
  8. A machine part receiving motion from another
  9. A man courting a maidservant.
  10. Young cattle.
  11. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
  12. (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.
  13. (colloquial, dated) A debt collector.

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ.lɔ.wœʁ/

Noun

follower m (plural followers)

  1. (Internet) follower (on Twitter and similar sites)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ.lɔ.we/

Verb

follower

  1. (Internet) To follow (on Twitter and similar sites)

Conjugation

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