follower
/ˈfɒləʊə
/noun
1A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas: followers of Nietzsche...
- More than three-quarters of Muslims living in Britain say that they are devout followers of Islam.
- A devout follower of Christ, Cora cannot understand or accept Addie's lack of religious observance.
- "I had many wonderful nights here in this venue, " she told her loyal followers.
Synonyms
acolyte, assistant, attendant, satellite, companion, retainer, henchman, minion, lackey, toady, servant, page, squire
informal hanger-on, camp follower, sidekick
archaic liegeman, pursuivant
disciple, apostle, supporter, defender, champion;
believer, worshipper, votary
1.1A person who takes an active interest in a particular activity: he is a keen follower of football...
- Their continued development will be watched with interest by all followers of Sligo Gaelic football.
- He lived in Croydon Avenue and was a keen follower of Manchester City Football Club.
- It has attracted few followers and perhaps more interest outside the UK than within.
1.2Someone who is tracking a particular person, group, organization, etc. on a social media website or application: she remains an immensely divisive figure, but she has a million followers on Facebook...
- Celebrities can attract tens of thousands of followers on Twitter.
- Watson's followers on Twitter will watch his battles with interest.
- Here's one of the videos about, ironically, how to get more followers on Twitter.
2A person who moves or travels behind someone or something.Whereas before he had counted twenty-six followers behind the armoured barbarian, now he saw only twelve....
- She ran as fast as she could and heard clearly behind her, her follower's footsteps.
- Behind him thousands of warrior followers thronged the courtyards of the fabled Tomb of Ali and did likewise.
Derivatives
followership
- US politicians are hearing from voters that they are sick of poll-popping politics and want leadership, not followership.
- The big difficulty in the NHS is how to achieve followership as well as leadership.
- Can we begin to imagine how this change in worldview might change how we think about leadership, followership, change, and work?