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Meaning of Follower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. One who follows, comes after another.
    literally
  2. Something that comes after another thing.
  3. One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
  4. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
  5. An imitator, who follows another's example.
  6. A pursuer.
  7. An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
  8. A machine part receiving motion from another.
  9. A tappet.
  10. A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
  11. Young cattle.
  12. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
  13. 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.
  14. A debt collector.
    colloquial, dated
  15. A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.

Equivalents

Беларуская паслядо́ўнік
Български преследвач
Català seguidor
Magyar követő
Bahasa Indonesia makmum pengekor
ქართული მომხრე
Latina sectator
Shqip ithtar
Kiswahili mfuasi
ไทย สาวก
Tagalog tagasunod
Türkçe kodak mürit tabi takipçi yandaş
Tiếng Việt vây cánh

Examples

“I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.”
“Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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