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camp follower
a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
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Cartesian
a follower of Cartesian thought
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cultist
a member of a religious cult
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cultist
a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
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adherent, disciple
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
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buff, devotee, fan, lover
an ardent follower and admirer
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adulator, flatterer
a person who uses flattery
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flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man
a person of unquestioning obedience
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Freudian
a person who follows the basic theories or practices of Sigmund Freud
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Hegelian
a follower of the thought of Hegel
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inferior
one of lesser rank or station or quality
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Jacksonian
a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
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janissary
a loyal supporter
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Jeffersonian
a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles
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Jungian
a follower or advocate of Carl Jung's theories
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Keynesian
a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
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Lamarckian
a believer in Lamarckism
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leech, parasite, sponge, sponger
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
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Machiavellian
a follower of Machiavelli's principles
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Mendelian
a follower of Mendelism
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Mohammedan, Muhammadan, Muhammedan
a follower of Mohammed
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myrmidon
a follower who carries out orders without question
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Nestorian
a follower of Nestorius
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Newtonian
a follower of Isaac Newton
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regular
a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
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respecter
a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative
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planet, satellite
a person who follows or serves another
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sheep
a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision
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Skinnerian
a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner
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Stalinist
a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
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submitter
someone who yields to the will of another person or force
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hanger-on, tagalong
someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along
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feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
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Wagnerian
a follower of the theories or an admirer of the music of Richard Wagner
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Zen Buddhist
an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism
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Mahayanist
an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism
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Hinayanist
an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
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Lamaist
(Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism
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Tantrist
an adherent of Tantrism
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Jainist
a believer in Jainism
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Shintoist
a believer in Shintoism
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Rasta, Rastafarian
follower of Rastafarianism
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Mithraist
adherent of Mithraism
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Zoroastrian
follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism
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absolutist
one who advocates absolutism
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aerophile
a lover of aviation
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aficionado
a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
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amoralist
someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid
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amorist
one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
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animist
one who accepts the doctrine of animism
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antinomian
a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism
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Apostle
(New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel
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Aristotelean, Aristotelian, Peripatetic
a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
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bacchanal, bacchant
a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
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Bahai
a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
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Tao, Taoist
an adherent of any branch of Taoism
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clericalist
one who advocates clericalism
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Donatist
an adherent of Donatism
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Druse, Druze
an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
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dualist
an adherent of dualism
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groupie
an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
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Hussite
an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
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Ismaili, Ismailian
an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism
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Lutheran
follower of Lutheranism
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Mahdist
an adherent of Mahdism
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Manichaean, Manichean, Manichee
an adherent of Manichaeism
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metalhead
a fan of heavy metal music
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Monophysite
an adherent of Monophysitism
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Neoplatonist
an adherent of Neoplatonism
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pushover
someone who is easily taken advantage of
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Satanist, diabolist
an adherent of Satan or Satanism
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Sikh
an adherent of Sikhism
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Socinian
an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology
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ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, sycophant, toady
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
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totalitarian
an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
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Unitarian
adherent of Unitarianism
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Trinitarian
adherent of Trinitarianism
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Arminian
adherent of Arminianism
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votary
a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
