FOLLOWER

n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a dependent associate; a retainer.

2.
n.

A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.

3.
n.

The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See Illust. of Piston.

4.
n.

A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.

5.
n.

The part of a machine that receives motion from another part. See Driver.

6.
n.

Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.


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