Why is it der Follower?
Follower ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] someone who follows the news of a specific author or on a specific topic on an online service
[1] jemand, der Nachrichten eines bestimmten Autors oder zu einem bestimmten Thema über einen Online-Dienst verfolgtExamples
[1] The number of its followers grows and grows
[1] Die Zahl seiner Follower wächst und wächst.
[1] She has most of the followers on Twitter and Instagrama
[1] Sie hat die meisten Follower auf Twitter und Instagram.
More source examples (2)
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Follower | die Follower |
| Genitiv | des Followers | der Follower |
| Dativ | dem Follower | den Followern |
| Akkusativ | den Follower | die Follower |
Pronunciation
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