follower Copy link Outline 1. sectātor (esp. used of f.s of candidates in canvassing)2. assectātor3. expr. by part. of sequor • follower: 1. sectātor (esp. used of f.s of candidates in canvassing): the Fabian law respecting the number of f.s, lex Fabia, quae est de numero sectatorum, Cic. Mur. 34, 72: more freq. (but late) of adherents of a sect or teacher: the f.s of Aristotle, s. Aristotelis: Gell.: v. disciple (4). 2. assectātor: an old f., quidam vetus a. [ex numero amicorum], Cic. Verr. 2, 11, 29: also used of attendants on candidates, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 9; or of disciples: a f. of wisdom, a. sapientiae, Plin.: a hearer and f. of Protagoras, auditor a.que Protagorae, Gell. 3. expr. by part. of sequor: v. L. G. § 638. Phr.: the f.s of Socrates, Pythagoras, etc., Socratici, Pythagorēi, etc.: also, illi a Socrate, Pythagora, etc., Cic. Mur. 30, 63.