フォロワー
ふぉろわー
noun
follower (social media)
1.
follower (social media)
A person who subscribes to another user's account on social media to see their posts.
From English "follower." Used exclusively in the context of social media to refer to someone who subscribes to another user's account.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- フォロワー数: follower count
- フォロワーを増やす: to increase followers
- フォロワーを獲得する: to gain followers
- フォロワーが減る: to lose followers
RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS:
- フォローする: to follow (someone)
- フォロー中: following (people you follow)
- 相互フォロー: mutual follow
- リフォローする: to follow back
USAGE:
Unlike English, where "follower" can mean a disciple or supporter in general contexts, フォロワー in Japanese is almost exclusively a social media term. For followers in a religious or political sense, 信者 or 支持者 would be used instead.