Follower vs Ockhamist - What's the difference?
follower | ockhamist |
(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.
A machine part receiving motion from another
A man courting a maidservant.
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.
A school of philosophical thought founded by in the fourteenth century.
As nouns the difference between follower and ockhamist
is that follower is (literally) one who follows, comes after another while ockhamist is a follower of the ockhamist school of thought.As a proper noun ockhamist is
a school of philosophical thought founded by in the fourteenth century.follower
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(wikipedia follower)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* leader * precursorDerived terms
* followership * nonfollowerockhamist
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(wikipedia Ockhamist)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The Ockhamist concepts are many and complex.