follower Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who accepts the leadership of another
  2. noun someone who travels behind or pursues another

WordNet

Fol"low*er noun
Etymology
OE. folwere, AS. folgere.
Definitions
  1. 1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.
  2. A sweetheart; a beau. Colloq. A. Trollope.
  3. (Steam Engine) (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston. (b) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.
  4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver.
  5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed. Syn. -- Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan; dependent; attendant.

Webster 1913