followerfol‧low‧er /ˈfɒləʊə $ ˈfɑːloʊər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
- Duke lost the governor's race, but his followers want him to run for president.
- Some of Biko's followers resented his friendship with a white journalist.
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi
- A huge and devoted group of followers pay $ 39 a head to attend her motivational hotel seminars.
- His followers all walk along with him.
someone who supports a person/political party/idea► supporter someone who supports a person, political party, or idea: · She had always been one of the prime minister's strongest supporters.· a Labour Party supportersupporter of: · Supporters of women's rights are protesting against the court's decision.staunch supporter (of) (=very strong supporter): · Mill was a strong supporter of political reform.
► support all the people who support a person, group, or plan: · The party's support has always been in the big cities.· Carter had seen his support dwindling in the southern states.
► sympathizer also sympathiser British someone who supports the ideas of a political organization but does not belong to it, especially an organization that is illegal: · His opponents accused him of being a Nazi sympathizer.· Money for the group's terrorist activities was supplied by sympathisers in the US.
► follower someone who supports the ideas of a political or religious leader: · Some of Biko's followers resented his friendship with a white journalist.follower of: · the followers of Mahatma Gandhi
► following all the people who support a person or organization: · The civil rights movement attracted a large following in the northern cities.· In both states, O'Reilly has a loyal following among hard-line conservatives.
ADJECTIVE► loyal· The homeboys who should be amongst Dance Energy's most loyal followers diss him.· He died in poverty, surrounded by a few loyal followers.
NOUN► camp· There's a lot more to Jefferson Airhead than rent-a-baggy camp followers.· Generals, recognizing this, turned blind eyes to the excesses of their troops and were sure to provide camp followers.· Banks, accountants, advertising agencies and many other providers of professional services are the camp followers of the multinational army.· The camp followers however caused problems with the authorities.· Scattered among them were the camp followers: women and young boys driving loaded mules and donkeys.· Much of the hidden diversity of the ancient camp followers remains, silent and unaltered, within the stocks of today.· The majority of the camp followers were however, good honest women who were the wives and sweethearts of the troops.· Whether neighbour, camp follower or convenient snack, the wolves changed little as their owners were transformed.
VERB► lead· How long can leaders claim to lead when followers do not follow?
nounfollowerfollowingadjectivefollowingverbfollow
Marx and his followers were convinced that capitalism would destroy itself.follower of