follower

Someone who chooses to receive the posts or updates from a particular social media account.

• My account has twenty followers.
• She gained a thousand followers after posting that video.
• How many followers read your posts every day?

Similar words: subscriber

Common phrases: gain a follower, new follower

Someone who goes after another person or supports their ideas, work, or leadership.

• The singer has many followers.
• She became a devoted follower of his teachings.
• The leader asked his followers to remain calm.

How to use it: follower of someone/something (He was a follower of the philosopher’s ideas.)

Similar words: supporter, adherent, disciple

Opposites: leader

Common phrases: loyal follower, follower of someone

Someone who travels with and serves a powerful person.

• The lord arrived with his followers.
• A faithful follower carried the king’s bags.
• His followers waited outside the castle gates.

Similar words: retainer, attendant

Common phrases: personal follower, faithful follower