2 definitions found
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 1.6 [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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