1
as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
the followers of Gandhi have spread his philosophy of nonviolence all over the world
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as in imitator
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
Brando's Method acting inspired a whole generation of mumbling followers
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Recent Examples of follower
Roach gained a wealth of new fans with his performance—both in person (the crowd shift was real) and virtually (up to 105K followers on Instagram).
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
His Facebook fan page has tens of thousands of followers, old and young.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The stiff, exasperated rule-followers voters love to see lose.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Sure that Jesus was the Messiah, his followers scoured the Jewish Bible for prophecies that foretold his coming.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
His Facebook fan page has tens of thousands of followers, old and young.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The stiff, exasperated rule-followers voters love to see lose.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Sure that Jesus was the Messiah, his followers scoured the Jewish Bible for prophecies that foretold his coming.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for follower
Noun
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He was often ridiculed by contemporaries, including renowned adherents of the Nation of Islam such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, as being too actively focused on integration and too passively focused on Black empowerment, critiques of the Black political establishment that persist today.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Though the government's counter-offensive was able to largely contain the insurgency, footage surfaced of what appeared to be retaliatory attacks targeting the broader minority Alawite community, an offshoot of Shia Islam whose adherents live mainly in the western coastal region.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Jaguars hope the Sean McVay and Les Snead disciples can orchestrate a turnaround similar to the Rams’ revival that began in 2017.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In John 13, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, a task typically reserved for the lowest servant.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regulations offer the starkest echo of the Ring’s curse.—
Jon Fleischman,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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The pledge was an echo of a $350-billion investment commitment in the U.S. that Apple made during Trump’s first term when the iPhone was exempted from China tariffs.—
Mae Anderson and Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Follower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follower. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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