# follower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,721

## Definitions
1. One who follows, comes after another.
2. Something that comes after another thing.
3. One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
4. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
5. An imitator, who follows another's example.
6. A pursuer.
7. An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
8. A machine part receiving motion from another.
9. A machine part receiving motion from another.
10. A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
11. Young cattle.
12. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
13. Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
14. A debt collector.
15. A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **follows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/follower-vs-follows)
- **followup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/follower-vs-followup)
- **follow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/follow-vs-follower)
- **flower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flower-vs-follower)
- **followed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/followed-vs-follower)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ffollower`, `flolower`, `folloewr`, `followerr`, `followre`, `followwer`, `follwoer`, `fololwer`, `folower`, `ofllower`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/follower