follower

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folȝere, 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

follower (plural followers)

  1. (literally) 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.
  5. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
  6. An imitator, who follows another's example.
  7. A pursuer.
  8. (social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
    Coordinate term: followee
    I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.
    • 2012, “Amen”, in Dreamchasers 2, performed by Meek Mill ft. Drake:
      Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up
  9. A machine part receiving motion from another.
  10. A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
  11. Young cattle.
  12. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
  13. (Australian rules football) 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. (colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
  15. (locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.

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Descendants

  • → Ukrainian: фоловер (folover)

Translations

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English follower.

Pronunciation 1

Noun

follower m (plural followers)

  1. (Internet) follower (on Twitter and similar sites)

Pronunciation 2

Verb

follower

  1. (Internet) to follow (on Twitter and similar sites)
    • Venez me donner de la force et me follow pour suivre la campagne !
      Come give me strength and follow me to follow the campaign!

Note: This verb is rarely conjugated.

Conjugation
Conjugation of follower (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple follower
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple followant
/fɔ.lɔ.wɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle followé
/fɔ.lɔ.we/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present followe
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followes
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followe
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followons
/fɔ.lɔ.wɔ̃/ 		followez
/fɔ.lɔ.we/ 		followent
/fɔ.lɔw/
imperfect followais
/fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/ 		followais
/fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/ 		followait
/fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/ 		followions
/fɔ.lɔ.wjɔ̃/ 		followiez
/fɔ.lɔ.wje/ 		followaient
/fɔ.lɔ.wɛ/
past historic2 followai
/fɔ.lɔ.we/ 		followas
/fɔ.lɔ.wa/ 		followa
/fɔ.lɔ.wa/ 		followâmes
/fɔ.lɔ.wam/ 		followâtes
/fɔ.lɔ.wat/ 		followèrent
/fɔ.lɔ.wɛʁ/
future followerai
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁe/ 		followeras
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁa/ 		followera
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁa/ 		followerons
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɔ̃/ 		followerez
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁe/ 		followeront
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɔ̃/
conditional followerais
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/ 		followerais
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/ 		followerait
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/ 		followerions
/fɔ.lɔ.wə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		followeriez
/fɔ.lɔ.wə.ʁje/ 		followeraient
/fɔ.lɔw.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present followe
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followes
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followe
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		followions
/fɔ.lɔ.wjɔ̃/ 		followiez
/fɔ.lɔ.wje/ 		followent
/fɔ.lɔw/
imperfect2 followasse
/fɔ.lɔ.was/ 		followasses
/fɔ.lɔ.was/ 		followât
/fɔ.lɔ.wa/ 		followassions
/fɔ.lɔ.wa.sjɔ̃/ 		followassiez
/fɔ.lɔ.wa.sje/ 		followassent
/fɔ.lɔ.was/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — followe
/fɔ.lɔw/ 		— followons
/fɔ.lɔ.wɔ̃/ 		followez
/fɔ.lɔ.we/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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