A '''follower''' is someone or something that follows. It may apply to following in [[time]] or [[space]], but also in [[politics|political]] or [[religion|religious]] [[belief]]s, [[idea]]s or views.
The term may sometimes be used in a disparaging way to suggest that someone is unoriginal or lacking in independent [[thought]] and copies or [[imitate]]s another.
In [[British]] [[English]], the term follower might be applied to the boyfriend or suitor of a [[young woman]], often in domestic service.