English > follower: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A person who accepts the leadership / leadership of another. |
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| Narrower | Cartesian | A follower of Cartesian thought |
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| Freudian | A person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud |
| Hegelian | A follower of the thought of Hegel |
| Jacksonian | A follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas |
| Jeffersonian | A follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles |
| Jungian | A follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories |
| Keynesian | A follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes |
| Lamarckian | A believer in Lamarckism |
| Machiavellian | A follower of Machiavelli's principles |
| Mendelian | A follower of Mendelism |
| Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan | A follower of Mohammed |
| Nestorian | A follower of Nestorius |
| Newtonian | A follower of Isaac Newton |
| Skinnerian | A follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner |
| Stalinist | A follower of Stalin and Stalinism |
| Wagnerian | A follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner |
| camp follower | A follower who is not a member of an ingroup |
| cultist | A member of a religious cult |
| cultist | A member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader |
| disciple, adherent | someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
| fan, buff, devotee, lover | An ardent follower and admirer |
| flatterer, adulator | A person who uses flattery |
| flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man | A person of unquestioning obedience |
| inferior | One of lesser rank or station or quality |
| janissary | A loyal supporter |
| leech, parasite, sponge, sponger | A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage |
| myrmidon | A follower who carries out orders without question |
| regular | A dependable / dependable follower (especially in party politics) |
| respecter | A person who respects someone or something |
| satellite, planet | A person who follows or serves another |
| sheep | A docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision |
| submitter | someone who yields to the will of another person or force |
| tagalong, hanger-on | someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along |
| vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory | A person holding a fief |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Opposite | leader | A person who rules or guides or inspires others |
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| Spanish | partidaria, partidario, secuaz, seguidora, seguidor |
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| Catalan | partidària, partidari, seguidora, seguidor, sequaç |
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| Verbs | follow | accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of |
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