What is the Latin word for follower?

The usual Latin words for “follower” are assĕcla, socius, amīcus; also fautor, suō, admīror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“follower” in Latin

assĕclaa follower sociussharing, joining in, partaking, associated; kindred, related, akin, ally; leagued, allied, united, confederate amīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable; loyal, devoted to; supporting, propitious, helpful fautorpatron, protector; admirer; promoter, supporter suōto sew, stitch; to join, fasten together; to devise, cobble admīrorTo admire or respect; To regard with wonder; To be surprised at; to be astonished gregālisof the herd; common; of the same group, flock, or herd assectorto attend someone eagerly, accompany, follow, wait upon, escort; to follow a woman, seek after, court

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

follower

assecla (a dependent on a noble, mostly in a contemptuous sense; then, also, e.g., a disciple, scholar, especially of a philosopher, and a follower of a philosophical sect; ☞ sectator and assectator, in this sense, belong to the Silver Age): socius: amicus (a companion, friend): fautor: studiosus alicujus (a favorer, supporter): suitor: admirator (an admirer): gregalis (a companion, comrade, in a bad sense). The followers of anybody (in a political sense), qui sentiunt cum aliquo; qui stant cum or ab aliquo; qui faciunt cum aliquo; qui alicujus partibus favent; qui alicui student: alicujus sectam secuti (especially in a philosophical, but also in a political sense; e.g., Liv., 8, 19, pro Vitruvio sectamque ejus secutis). ☞ For the followers of philosophical sects, the Latin has also proper appellatives; e.g., the followers of Pythagoras, Socrates, Democritus, Epicurus, Pythagorei, Socratici, Democritici, Epicurei (or Democriti, Epicuri, etc., sectam secuti).

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What is the Latin word for follower?: The usual Latin words for “follower” are assĕcla, socius, amīcus; also fautor, suō, admīror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.