- 1a person who believes in and follows the teachings of a religious or political leader synonym follower a disciple of the economist John Maynard Keynes
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- 2(according to the Bible) one of the people who followed Jesus Christ and his teachings when he was living on earth, especially one of the twelve apostles
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