Synonyms for follower
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Supporter — one who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc
supporter, disciple, adherent, lover, henchman, minion, pupil, aficionado, dependent US, dependant UK, lackey, retainer, stooge, partisan, satellite, myrmidon, votary, admirer, sycophant, vassal
Definitions
- n. 1
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- n. 2
One who follows, comes after another.
Related words
- Word family
- following
- Phrases
- camp follower
Forms
- Plural
- followers → supporters, disciples, adherents, lovers…
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Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lover Dan overheard Linda's conversation with her lover.
- supporter The communist got his dependable supporter at last.
- disciple You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
- adherent I'm not an adherent of Islam.
By length
- 5 letters
- lover2, pupil2
- 6 letters
- minion2, suitor2, lackey2, vassal2, stooge1, tappet2, votary
- 7 letters
- admirer3, pursuer3
- 8 letters
- advocate3, partisan3, disciple3, retainer3, henchman2, adherent3, paramour, myrmidon3, onballer
- 9 letters
- dependent3, satellite3, supporter3, successor3, attendant3, dependant, sycophant, dittohead3
- 10 letters
- aficionado5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lover2 = 2 syllables).