follower vs Machiavellian

Machiavellian vs follower

follower and Machiavellian both are nouns.

follower is not an adjective while Machiavellian is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
follower	Yes	No	No	No
Machiavellian	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Machiavellian is a hyponym of follower; that is, Machiavellian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than follower:

follower: a person who accepts the leadership of another
Machiavellian: a follower of Machiavelli's principles

Other hyponyms of follower include camp follower, Cartesian, cultist, cultist, adherent, disciple, buff, devotee, fan, lover, adulator, flatterer, flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man, Freudian, Hegelian, inferior, Jacksonian, janissary, Jeffersonian, Jungian, Keynesian, Lamarckian, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger, Mendelian, Mohammedan, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, myrmidon, Nestorian, Newtonian, regular, respecter, planet, satellite, sheep, Skinnerian, Stalinist, submitter, hanger-on, tagalong, feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal, Wagnerian.

follower (noun)	Machiavellian (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	a follower of Machiavelli's principles
someone who travels behind or pursues another

follower (adjective)	Machiavellian (adjective)
	of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended

Difference between follower and Machiavellian

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