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satellite

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  1. follower              
 
sat.el.lite \'sat-*l-.i-t\ n [MF, fr. L satellit-, satelles attendant] 1: a 
   hired agent or obsequious follower : MINION, SYCOPHANT  2a: a celestial 
   body orbiting another of larger size  2b: a man-made object or vehicle 
   intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or  another celestial body 3: 
   someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent  - satellite aj