follower

[fol-oh-er] / ˈfɒl oʊ ər /

NOUN

person who believes or has great interest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adherent admirer advocate backer believer client devotee disciple fan member participant patron supporter worshiper

STRONG

addict apostle attendant bootlicker buff cohort companion convert copycat fancier freak hanger-on helper imitator lackey minion parasite partisan promoter proselyte pupil representative satellite sectary servant sidekick stooge sycophant toady vassal votary zealot

WEAK

habitué protégé

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adversary antagonist enemy manager opponent opposition owner

WEAK

leader

Example Sentences

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The account has gained more than 4,600 followers in three weeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Dean Commodore publishes videos which help teach his nearly half a million followers on TikTok and Instagram how to perform tasks such as bleeding a radiator and hanging a mirror.

From BBC

Shrinkhala Khatiwada, a former Miss Nepal and daughter of a former health minister - who was reported to have more than a million followers at one point - appears to have shut her Instagram account down entirely.

From BBC

While their social media followers have grown to more than 300,000, they have attracted some negative comments about their choice of lifestyle.

From BBC

Instagram followers cheered the bot on, with one posting, “Go coco, go,” and others calling for someone to help the robot.

From Los Angeles Times

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