disciple

Meanings

Noun

• A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
• An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
• A wretched, miserable-looking man.

Verb

• To convert (a person) into a disciple.
• To train, educate, teach.

Related

Similar words

• student

Origin

• From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul ("disciple; scholar") and discipula, both from Latin discipulus ("a pupil, learner"). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.