different between fallowed vs follower

English

Verb

fallowed

1. simple past tense and past participle of fallow

Adjective

fallowed

1. Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.

Synonyms

• (ploughed but unseeded): fallow

Derived terms

• unfallowed

Anagrams

• Wolfdale

English

Etymology

From Middle English folwer, folwere, fol?ere, from Old English folgere (“follower; attendant; disciple”), equivalent to follow +? -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foulger, West Frisian folger, Dutch volger, German Folger, Swedish följare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?l???(?)/

Noun

follower (plural followers)

1. (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
2. Something that comes after another thing.
3. One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
5. One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
6. An imitator, who follows another's example.
7. A pursuer.
8. (Internet) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
9. A machine part receiving motion from another.
10. A man courting a maidservant.
11. Young cattle.
12. A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
13. (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
14. (colloquial, dated) A debt collector.

Antonyms

• leader
• precursor

Derived terms

• followership
• nonfollower

Related terms

• following

Translations

Anagrams

• fowl-lore, refollow

French

Etymology

From English follower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?.l?.wœ?/

Noun

follower m (plural followers)

1. (Internet) follower (on Twitter and similar sites)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?.l?.we/

Verb

follower

1. (Internet) To follow (on Twitter and similar sites)

Conjugation