follower

Noun
  1. A person who accepts the leadership of another (synset 110119144)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • camp follower - a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
    • cartesian - a follower of Cartesian thought
    • cultist - a member of a religious cult
    • cultist - a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
    • adherent, disciple - someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
    • buff, devotee, fan, lover - an ardent follower and admirer
    • adulator, flatterer - a person who uses flattery
    • flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man - a person of unquestioning obedience
    • freudian - a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
    • hegelian - a follower of the thought of Hegel
    • inferior - one of lesser rank or station or quality
    • jacksonian - a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
    • janissary - a loyal supporter
    • jeffersonian - a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles
    • jungian - a follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories
    • keynesian - a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
    • lamarckian - a believer in Lamarckism
    • leech, parasite, sponge, sponger - a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
    • machiavellian - a follower of Machiavelli's principles
    • mendelian - a follower of Mendelism
    • mohammedan, muhammadan, muhammedan - a follower of Mohammed
    • myrmidon - a follower who carries out orders without question
    • nestorian - a follower of Nestorius
    • newtonian - a follower of Isaac Newton
    • regular - a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
    • respecter - a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative
    • planet, satellite - a person who follows or serves another
    • sheep - a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
    • skinnerian - a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
    • stalinist - a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
    • submitter - someone who yields to the will of another person or force
    • hanger-on, tagalong - someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
    • feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal - a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
    • wagnerian - a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
  2. Someone who travels behind or pursues another (synset 110119893)
    is a type of: traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
    subtypes:
    • chaser, pursuer - a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
    • shadow - an inseparable companion
    • shadow, shadower, tail - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

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