follower
noun
fol·low·er
ˈfä-lə-wər 
1
2
archaic
: one that chases
3
: a sheet added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed
4
: a machine part that receives motion from another part
5
: a spring-loaded plate at the bottom of a firearm's magazine that angles cartridges for proper insertion into the chamber
7
: one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media
His account has thousands of followers.
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Examples of follower in a Sentence
The party drew most of its followers from among young people.
The band has a large group of followers.
He had a reputation of being a follower, not a leader.
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Musk was quote tweeting a post and video from a young German YouTuber with 300,000 followers who had criticized Friedrich Merz, the man who could be the next chancellor of Germany with its parliament dissolved this week following a no confidence vote.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
What was once a casual, foodie account has grown to a platform with more than 75,000 followers.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Applicants must have at least 1,000 followers on social media.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
However, Theo — whom Thompson fathered with Nichols while still in a relationship with Kardashian — was not in any of the pictures, eliciting an angry response from followers.
—Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
What was once a casual, foodie account has grown to a platform with more than 75,000 followers.
—Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Applicants must have at least 1,000 followers on social media.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
However, Theo — whom Thompson fathered with Nichols while still in a relationship with Kardashian — was not in any of the pictures, eliciting an angry response from followers.
—Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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follower
noun
fol·low·er
ˈfäl-ə-wər
3
4
: one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media
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