follower vs friend

follower

noun
  • A machine part receiving motion from another. 

  • A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly. 

  • One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer. 

  • A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out. 

  • Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position. 

  • An imitator, who follows another's example. 

  • A pursuer. 

  • An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform. 

  • One who follows, comes after another. 

  • A man courting a maidservant; suitor. 

  • Something that comes after another thing. 

  • One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc. 

  • Young cattle. 

friend

noun
  • A spring-loaded camming device. 

  • A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend. 

  • Used as a form of address when warning someone. 

  • A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted. 

  • A person who backs or supports something. 

  • A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. 

  • Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew 

  • A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class. 

  • An associate who provides assistance. 

  • An object or idea that can be used for good. 

verb
  • To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend. 

How often have the words follower and friend occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )