Hypertext Webster Gateway: "follower"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Follower \Fol"low*er\, n. [OE. folwere, AS. folgere.]
1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a
dependent associate; a retainer.

2. A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] --A. Trollope.

3. (Steam Engine)
(a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See
Illust. of {Piston}.
(b) A gland. See Illust. of {Stuffing box}.

4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from
another part. See {Driver}.

5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which
is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.

Syn: Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan;
dependent; attendant.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

follower
n 1: an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another
[ant: {leader}]
2: someone who travels behind or pursues another


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