follower

See also: Follower

English

Etymology

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folȝere, from Old English folgere (“follower; attendant; disciple”), equivalent to follow +‎ -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foulger, West Frisian folger, Dutch volger, German Folger, Swedish följare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/
Audio (RP) (file)

Noun

follower (plural followers)

(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
Something that comes after another thing.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
A pursuer.
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
Coordinate term: followee
I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.
- 2012, “Amen”, in Dreamchasers 2, performed by Meek Mill ft. Drake:
  Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
Young cattle.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
(locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.

Antonyms

leader
precursor

Derived terms

camp follower
cult follower
fast follower
followership
nonfollower

Related terms

following

Translations

one who follows

Albanian: ithtar (sq)
Afrikaans: volgger
Arabic: تَابِع‎ m (tābiʿ)
Egyptian Arabic: تابع‎ m (tābiʿ), مرمطون‎ m (marmaṭūn)
Belarusian: паслядо́ўнік m (pasljadóŭnik), паслядо́ўніца f (pasljadóŭnica)
Bulgarian: после́довател (bg) m (poslédovatel)
Catalan: seguidor (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 追隨者／追随者 (zh) (zhuīsuízhě)
Danish: efterfølger c
Dutch: volger (nl) m, navolger (nl) m
Finnish: seuraaja (fi)
Galician: seguidor m
Georgian: მიმყოლი (mimq̇oli)
German: Nachfolger (de) m, Nachfolgerin (de) f
Greek: ακόλουθος (el) m (akólouthos)
Ancient: ἀκόλουθος m (akólouthos)
Guaraní: tembiguái
Hindi: अनुयायी (hi) m (anuyāyī), अनुगामी (hi) m (anugāmī)
Hungarian: követő (hu)
Japanese: 支持者 (しじしゃ, shijisha)
Korean: 추종자(追從者) (chujongja), 신봉자(信奉者) (sinbongja), 지지자(支持者) (jijija)
Latin: sectātor m
Macedonian: сле́дач m (slédač)
Old English: folgere m
Portuguese: seguidor (pt) m
Russian: после́дователь (ru) m (poslédovatelʹ), после́довательница (ru) f (poslédovatelʹnica)
Spanish: seguidor (es) m
Swahili: mfuasi (sw)
Swedish: följare (sv) c, följeslagare (sv) c
Tagalog: tagasunod
Ukrainian: послідо́вник (uk) m (poslidóvnyk), послідо́вниця f (poslidóvnycja)

thing that comes after another thing

Danish: efterfølger c
Dutch: volgende (nl) m or n
Finnish: seuraaja (fi)
Greek: ακόλουθο n (akóloutho)
Portuguese: sequência (pt) f
Swedish: efterföljare (sv) c, efterträdare (sv) c

one who is a part of a master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer

Albanian: ithtar (sq)
Bulgarian: придружи́тел (bg) m (pridružítel)
Danish: ledsager c, følgesvend c
Dutch: gevolgsman m
Egyptian:

(šmsw)
Finnish: seuraaja (fi)
Greek: ακόλουθος (el) m (akólouthos)
Ancient: ἀμορβός m (amorbós)
Macedonian: при́дружник m (prídružnik)
Maori: kaitautāwhi
Middle English: servaunt
Portuguese: seguidor (pt) m

one who adheres to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another

Albanian: ithtar (sq)
Bulgarian: после́довател (bg) m (poslédovatel)
Danish: tilhænger c, medløber c, eftersnakker c
Dutch: volgeling (nl) m, discipel (nl) m
Finnish: kannattaja (fi)
French: disciple (fr) m
Georgian: მომხრე (momxre)
German: Anhänger (de) m
Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (sipōneis), 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 m (galaista)
Greek: ακόλουθος (el) m (akólouthos), οπαδός (el) m (opadós)
Guaraní: tembiguái
Latin: sectātor m
Macedonian: сле́дбеник m (slédbenik), привр́заник m (privŕzanik)
Maore Comorian: mutru class 1/2
Maori: kaitautāwhi, wheao
Middle English: servaunt
Polish: wyznawca (pl) m
Portuguese: seguidor (pt) m, seguidora f
Russian: сторо́нник (ru) m (storónnik), сторо́нница (ru) f (storónnica), после́дователь (ru) m (poslédovatelʹ), после́довательница (ru) f (poslédovatelʹnica)
Spanish: seguidor (es) m, seguidora (es) f
Swahili: mfuasi (sw)
Swedish: anhängare (sv) c
Tagalog: tagasunod
Ukrainian: послідо́вник (uk) m (poslidóvnyk), послідо́вниця f (poslidóvnycja)

imitator

Dutch: imitator (nl) m, navolger (nl) m
Finnish: matkija (fi)
Spanish: imitador (es)

pursuer

Bulgarian: преследва́ч m (presledváč)
Danish: forfølger c
Finnish: jahtaaja, seuraaja (fi)
Macedonian: просле́дувач m (prosléduvač)
Russian: пресле́дователь (ru) m (preslédovatelʹ), пресле́довательница (ru) f (preslédovatelʹnica)
Spanish: seguidor (es) m, seguidora (es) f
Swahili: mfuasi (sw)
Swedish: förföljare (sv) c

internet: social media consumer

Arabic: مُتَابِع‎ m (mutābiʿ)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: seuraaja (fi)
French: follower (fr) m
Galician: seguidor m, seguidora f
German: Follower (de) m
Greek: please add this translation if you can
Hebrew: עוֹקֵב‎ (he) m ('oqév)
Italian: follower (it)
Japanese: フォロワー (ja)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: сле́дбеник m (slédbenik)
Portuguese: seguidor (pt) m, seguidora f
Russian: подпи́счик (ru) m (podpísčik), подпи́счица (ru) f (podpísčica), фо́лловер (ru) m (fóllover) (neologism), фолло́вер (ru) m (follóver) (neologism)
Serbo-Croatian: pratitelj (sh)
Spanish: seguidor (es) m, seguidora (es) f
Swahili: mfuasi (sw)
Swedish: följare (sv) c

man courting a maidservant

young cattle

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} poursuivant (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} suivant (fr) m, suiveur (fr) m

Anagrams

fowl-lore, refollow

French

Etymology

From English follower.

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /fɔ.lɔ.wœʁ/

Noun

follower m (plural followers)

(Internet) follower (on Twitter and similar sites)

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /fɔ.lɔ.we/

Verb

follower

(Internet) to follow (on Twitter and similar sites)
- Venez me donner de la force et me follow pour suivre la campagne !
  Come give me strength and follow me to follow the campaign!

Note: This verb is rarely conjugated.

Conjugation

Conjugation of follower (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	compound	avoir + past participle
infinitive	simple	follower
present participle or gerund¹	simple	followant /fɔ.lɔ.wɑ̃/
present participle or gerund¹	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		followé /fɔ.lɔ.we/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	followe /fɔ.lɔw/	followes /fɔ.lɔw/	followe /fɔ.lɔw/	followons /fɔ.lɔ.wɔ̃/	followez /fɔ.lɔ.we/	followent /fɔ.lɔw/
	imperfect	followais /fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/	followais /fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/	followait /fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/	followions /fɔ.lɔ.wjɔ̃/	followiez /fɔ.lɔ.wje/	followaient /fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/
	past historic²	followai /fɔ.lɔ.we/	followas /fɔ.lɔ.wa/	followa /fɔ.lɔ.wa/	followâmes /fɔ.lɔ.wam/	followâtes /fɔ.lɔ.wat/	followèrent /fɔ.lɔ.wɛʁ/
	future	followerai /fɔ.lɔw.ʁe/	followeras /fɔ.lɔw.ʁa/	followera /fɔ.lɔw.ʁa/	followerons /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɔ̃/	followerez /fɔ.lɔw.ʁe/	followeront /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	followerais /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/	followerais /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/	followerait /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/	followerions /fɔ.lɔ.wə.ʁjɔ̃/	followeriez /fɔ.lɔ.wə.ʁje/	followeraient /fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior²	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	followe /fɔ.lɔw/	followes /fɔ.lɔw/	followe /fɔ.lɔw/	followions /fɔ.lɔ.wjɔ̃/	followiez /fɔ.lɔ.wje/	followent /fɔ.lɔw/
(simple tenses)	imperfect²	followasse /fɔ.lɔ.was/	followasses /fɔ.lɔ.was/	followât /fɔ.lɔ.wa/	followassions /fɔ.lɔ.wa.sjɔ̃/	followassiez /fɔ.lɔ.wa.sje/	followassent /fɔ.lɔ.was/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
(compound tenses)	pluperfect²	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	~~nous~~	~~vous~~	–
simple		—	followe /fɔ.lɔw/	—	followons /fɔ.lɔ.wɔ̃/	followez /fɔ.lɔ.we/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
¹ The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
² In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).