Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follower

/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: fol-low-er
IPA: /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who follows, comes after another.

noun

Something that comes after another thing.

noun

One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.

noun

One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.

noun

An imitator, who follows another's example.

noun

noun

An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.

noun

A machine part receiving motion from another.

Example Sentences

"I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes."
"Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up"
"Shah won over the Nepali youth vote with his outsized social media presence. His Instagram account has over 1.2 million followers, while his Facebook page has 3.8 million."

Etymology

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folewer, from Old English folgere (“follower; attendant; disciple”), equivalent to follow + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foulger, West Frisian folger, Dutch volger, German Folger, Swedish följare.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: follow
Root: folwer, folgere
Suffix: -er

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

followers (plural)

Derived Forms

Christfollower followership nonfollower

Phrases

camp follower cult follower fast follower rule-follower

Frequently Paired Words

following followee

Synonyms

adherent disciple

Antonyms

leader precursor

Questions

How do you pronounce follower?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/.
What does follower mean?: One who follows, comes after another.
Where does follower come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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