aanhanger

Definitions of aanhanger
  1. noun
    someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
    synonyms: adept, adherent, apostel, belijder, discipel, leerling, volgeling
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    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
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    Rastafari, rasta
    follower of Rastafarianism
    lutheraan
    follower of Lutheranism
    unitariër
    adherent of Unitarianism
    trinitariër
    adherent of Trinitarianism
    Arminiaan, remonstrant
    adherent of Arminianism
    type of:
    adept, adherent, leerling, volgeling
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
  2. noun
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
    synonyms: adept, adherent, leerling, volgeling
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    aanvoerder, baas, concertmeester, hoofdman, koploper, kopman, leider, leidersfiguur, leidsman, leidster, lijstaanvoerder, lijsttrekker, meester, meesteres, voorman, windbreker
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
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    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
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    conformist, jabroer, jaknikker, meeloper, paladijn, weerhaan
    a follower who is not a member of an ingroup
    adept, adherent, apostel, belijder, discipel, leerling, volgeling
    someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
    beminnaar, ijveraar, liefhebber, minnaar
    an ardent follower and admirer
    conformist, jabroer, jaknikker, meeloper, meeprater, paladijn, weerhaan
    a person of unquestioning obedience
    mindere, ondergeschikte, onderhorige
    one of lesser rank or station or quality
    bietser, epifyt, gastplant, klaploper, parasiet, parasietplant, saprofiet, spons, tafelschuimer, uitvreter, woekerdiertje, woekerplant
    a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
    kunstmaan, kunstsatelliet, satelliet
    a person who follows or serves another
    leenheer
    a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
    Rastafari, rasta
    follower of Rastafarianism
    groupie
    an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
    lutheraan
    follower of Lutheranism
    index, likkepot, mooiprater, pluimstrijker, snorder, vleier, wijsvinger
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    unitariër
    adherent of Unitarianism
    trinitariër
    adherent of Trinitarianism
    Arminiaan, remonstrant
    adherent of Arminianism
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    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  3. noun
    a part that is joined to something larger
    synonyms: aanhangsel, aanhangwagen
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    greep, grip, handel, handgreep, handvat, hecht, heft, hendel, hengsel, knop, kruk, onderschip
    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    naspel, postludium, sluitstuk
    appendage added to extend the length of something
    bezemsteel, lat
    the handle of a broom
    kweeksel
    the stock or handle of a whip
    hecht, heft
    the handle of a weapon or tool
    gevest
    the handle of a sword or dagger
    knop
    a round handle
    zadelboog
    handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
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    deel, gedeelte, part, stuk, stukje
    something less than the whole of a human artifact
  4. noun
    an external body part that projects from the body
    synonyms: aanhangwagen, lidmaat
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    dreumes, dreutel, hummel, kabouter, keutel, kruimel, krummel, puk, uk, ukkepuk, wurm
    a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
    extremiteit, extremiteiten, ledematen, lidmaat
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
    rugvin
    unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance
    borstvin
    either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement
    buikvin
    either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate
    staartvin
    the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates
    been, onderdaan, onderdanen, poot, stelt
    a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    bovenbeen, dij
    the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
    arm, tentakel, vangarm
    a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
    onderarm
    the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
    vinger
    any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
    golfclub, teen
    one of the digits of the foot
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