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follower
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)
- (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
- Something that comes after another thing.
- One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- An imitator, who follows another's example.
- A pursuer.
- (Internet) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A man courting a maidservant.
- Young cattle.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- (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.
- (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)
- (Internet) follower (on Twitter and similar sites)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?.l?.we/
Verb
follower
- (Internet) To follow (on Twitter and similar sites)
Conjugation
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buff
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Etymology 1
From buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
Noun
buff (countable and uncountable, plural buffs)
- Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- c. 1589, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act IV, Scene 2,[1]
- […] he’s in a a suit of buff […]
- c. 1589, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, Act IV, Scene 2,[1]
- A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- A brownish yellow colour.
- 1693, John Dryden (translator), The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis Translated into English Verse, London: Jacob Tonson, Satire 10, lines 307-308, p. 203,[2]
- […] a Visage rough,
- Deform’d, Unfeatur’d, and a Skin of Buff.
- 1929, Dashiell Hammett, Red Harvest, Chapter 24,[3]
- His face changed from tan to buff.
- 1693, John Dryden (translator), The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis Translated into English Verse, London: Jacob Tonson, Satire 10, lines 307-308, p. 203,[2]
- A military coat made of buff leather.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act IV, scene ii]:
- A diuell in an euerla?ting garment hath him ; / On who?e hard heart is button’d vp with ?teele : / A Feind, a Fairie, pittile??e and ruffe : / A Wolfe, nay wor?e, a fellow all in buffe […]
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act IV, scene ii]:
- (informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.
- He’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the civil war.
- (video games, role-playing games) An effect that makes a character or item stronger.
- I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!
- (rail transport) Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.
- (colloquial) The bare skin.
- to strip to the buff
- 1857, Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English, London: Henry G. Bohn, p. 265,[4]
- To be in buff, is equivalent to being naked.
- The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.
- A substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.
- 2014, “Aldergrove’s 856 gang busted, $400,000 in drugs seized,” CBC News, 30 July, 2014,[5]
- Police say this 20 ton hydraulic jack was used to press mixtures of cocaine and “buff” into brick.
- 2014, “Aldergrove’s 856 gang busted, $400,000 in drugs seized,” CBC News, 30 July, 2014,[5]
Derived terms
- in the buff
- buffery
- buffhood
- buffism
Synonyms
- (an enthusiast about a particular subject): aficionado
- (video games): revamp
Antonyms
- (video games): debuff, nerf
Translations
Adjective
buff (comparative buffer or more buff, superlative buffest or most buff)
- Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.
- (bodybuilding) Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)
- The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.
- 1994, Blurred Boundaries: Questions of Meaning in Contemporary Culture, page 155:
- The appearance of logic often derives from faulty syllogisms such as Sgt. Koon's conclusion that King was an ex-con because he was "buffed out" (heavily muscled). The thinking is: "ex-cons are often buffed out; this man is buffed out; therefore, this man is an ex-con."
- (slang) Physically attractive.
Derived terms
- buff-tip moth
- buffly
- buffster
Translations
Verb
buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)
- To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- (video games, role-playing games) To make a character or an item stronger.
- (medical slang) To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.
Derived terms
- buff out
- buff up
- buff wheel
Synonyms
- (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, polish, furbish, burnish
Antonyms
- (video games): debuff, nerf
Translations
See also
- Appendix:Colors
Etymology 2
Old French bufer (“to cuff, buffet”). See buffet (“a blow”).
Verb
buff (third-person singular simple present buffs, present participle buffing, simple past and past participle buffed)
- To strike.
Noun
buff (plural buffs)
- (obsolete) A buffet; a blow.
Derived terms
- blind man's buff
Etymology 3
Clipping of buffalo.
Noun
buff (countable and uncountable, plural buffs)
- (informal) A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.
- 2006, Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss, Stan Armington, Nepal
- […] diced buff (buffalo) meat, usually heavily spiced […]
- 2006, Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss, Stan Armington, Nepal
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