n. A follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A follower; a disciple; an adherent to a sect.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A follower; a disciple; an adherent of a sect, school, or party.
n. A genus of fishes of the family Kyphosidæ, known only from Panama.
Word Usage
"[5554] Socrates professeth himself love's servant, ignorant in all arts and sciences, a doctor alone in love matters, et quum alienarum rerum omnium scientiam diffiteretur, saith [5555] Maximus Tyrius, his sectator, hujus negotii professor,"