Hypertext Webster Gateway: "adherent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F.
adh['e]rent.]
1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope.
2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind,
as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, n.
1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a
leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a
believer in a particular faith or church.
2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton.
Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter;
dependent; ally; backer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
adherent
adj : sticking fast
n : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of
another [syn: {disciple}]
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