follower vs buff

buff vs follower

follower and buff both are nouns.

follower is not an adjective while buff is an adjective.

follower is not a verb while buff is a verb.

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

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

follower: a person who accepts the leadership of another
buff: an ardent follower and admirer

Other hyponyms of follower include camp follower, Cartesian, cultist, cultist, adherent, disciple, devotee, fan, lover, adulator, flatterer, flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man, Freudian, Hegelian, inferior, Jacksonian, janissary, Jeffersonian, Jungian, Keynesian, Lamarckian, leech, parasite, sponge, sponger, Machiavellian, 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)	buff (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
someone who travels behind or pursues another	a medium to dark tan color
	bare skin
	an ardent follower and admirer
	a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

follower (adjective)	buff (adjective)
	of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

follower (verb)	buff (verb)
	polish and make shiny
	strike, beat repeatedly

Difference between follower and buff

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