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follower

English

(wikipedia follower)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Antonyms

    * leader * precursor

    Derived terms

    * followership * nonfollower

    Related terms

    * following

    thomist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A follower or advocate of Thomism.
  • * 1842 , The Saint Petersburg English Review of Literature
    • it should be remembered that their poets and rabbis of the middle ages were contemporary with the Scotists and Thomists , with the pseudo-platonism and peripateticism of Christendom.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to Thomism.
    • English eponyms