follower

  • 91(a) camp follower — someone who strongly supports a person or group although they are not a member of an official organization. The campaign for real ale had gathered quite a number of camp followers …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 92camp follower — noun (C) 1 someone who supports an organization or a political party, but who is not actually a member of the main group 2 someone who was not a soldier but who followed an army from place to place to provide services, especially in the past …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93market follower — A firm that is usually second to the market leader in an industry and wants to hold its share without upsetting the status quo. Market followers do not want to challenge the leader, but can maintain their market share with much lower investment… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 94camp follower — camp′ fol lower n. 1) a civilian who follows or settles near an army camp, esp. a prostitute 2) a person who espouses the aims of a group without belonging to it • Etymology: 1800–10 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 95plug follower —   n.    a tool used to allow removal of the cylinder plug while retaining the top pins, springs, and/or other components within the shell …

    Locksmith dictionary

  • 96camp follower — /kæmp ˈfɒloʊə/ (say kamp folohuh) noun 1. a person who follows an army moving from camp to camp, without official connection, as a launderer, prostitute, etc. 2. any unofficial or insignificant hanger on, as of a political movement, a well known… …

  • 97valve follower — See valve lifter …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 98camp-follower — n hanger on, henchman, lackey, toady …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 99cam follower — noun Etymology: cam (IV) : the peg or roller which follows the curvature of a cam and to which the motion of the cam is thereby directly communicated …

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  • 100cathode follower — noun : an electronic amplifier circuit in which the input is applied between the grid and the remote end of the cathode circuit and the output taken between the cathode and ground, producing an unusually low output impedance …

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