follower vs stooge

stooge vs follower

follower and stooge both are nouns.

follower is not a verb while stooge is a verb.

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

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

follower: a person who accepts the leadership of another
stooge: a person of unquestioning obedience

Other hyponyms of follower include camp follower, Cartesian, cultist, cultist, adherent, disciple, buff, devotee, fan, lover, adulator, flatterer, flunkey, flunky, 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)	stooge (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	a person of unquestioning obedience
someone who travels behind or pursues another	a victim of ridicule or pranks

follower (verb)	stooge (verb)
	act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
	act as the stooge
	cruise in slow or routine flights

Difference between follower and stooge

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