follower vs tail

tail vs follower

follower and tail both are nouns.

follower is not a verb while tail is a verb.

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

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

follower: someone who travels behind or pursues another
tail: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

Other hyponyms of follower include chaser, pursuer, shadow, shadow, shadower.

follower (noun)	tail (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
someone who travels behind or pursues another	the rear part of a ship
	the rear part of an aircraft
	(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
	any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
	the time of the last part of something

follower (verb)	tail (verb)
	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
	remove the stalk of fruits or berries
	go after with the intent to catch

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