The Only Use of
adherent
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- He gathered quite a following of lads interested in the exhibition; and one that had cut his finger and had been a centre of fascination and homage up to this time, now found himself suddenly without an adherent, and shorn of his glory.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(adherent) someone who holds to and spreads a belief or doctrine