Thesaurus: adherent

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1. a. Sticking; clinging; adhering.
2. a. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
3. a. Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
4. n. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
5. n. That which adheres; an appendage.
6. adj. sticking fast
7. n. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
8. 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope. 2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance. 3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals. 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] Milton. Syn. -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.
9. Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyxwith ovary, or stamens with petals.