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Follower vs Sectator - What's the difference?

follower | sectator |

As nouns the difference between follower and sectator

is that follower is one who follows, comes after another while sectator is a follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.

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

    sectator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.
  • *1662 , Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems , II:
  • *:But that the Earth, Water, Air, are of a nature equally constituted immoveable about the centre, is it not the opinion of your self, Aristotle, Ptolomy, and all their sectators ?

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