Follower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who accepts the leadership of another

someone who travels behind or pursues another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːloʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒləʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒləʊə/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɑːloʊɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

leader

Word Forms

follow

verb

accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anhänger

eine Person, die die Führung eines anderen akzeptiert

🇫🇷French

disciple

une personne qui accepte le leadership d'une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

seguidor

una persona que acepta el liderazgo de otra

🇮🇹Italian

seguace

una persona che accetta la guida di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

volgeling

iemand die het leiderschap van een ander accepteert

🇵🇹Portuguese

seguidor

uma pessoa que aceita a liderança de outra

🇷🇺Russian

последователь

человек, который принимает лидерство другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पालन करने वाला

वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरे का नेतृत्व स्वीकार करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুগামী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অন্যের নেতৃত্ব গ্রহণ করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்பற்றுபவர்

மற்றொருவரின் தலைமையை ஏற்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుచరుడు

మరొకరి నాయకత్వాన్ని అంగీకరించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुयायी

अशी व्यक्ती जी दुसऱ्याचे नेतृत्व स्वीकारते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુયાયી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે બીજાનું નેતૃત્વ સ્વીકારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಯಾಯಿ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ನಾಯಕತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുയായി

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ നേതൃത്വം സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਸਰਣ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیروکار

ایک شخص جو دوسرے کی قیادت کو قبول کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

追随者

接受他人领导的人

🇯🇵Japanese

フォロワー

他人のリーダーシップを受け入れる人

🇰🇷Korean

수행원

다른 사람의 리더십을 받아들이는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người theo sau

một người chấp nhận sự lãnh đạo của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ติดตาม

บุคคลที่ยอมรับความเป็นผู้นำของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengikut

seseorang yang menerima kepemimpinan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

tagasunod

isang taong tumatanggap ng pamumuno ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

pengikut

seseorang yang menerima kepimpinan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تابع

الشخص الذي يقبل قيادة الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

دنبال کننده

شخصی که رهبری دیگری را می پذیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

takipçi

başkasının liderliğini kabul eden kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָסִיד

אדם שמקבל מנהיגות של אחר

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The primary meaning of 'follower' is 'a person who accepts the leadership of another'.

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Using 'follower' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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