disciple

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. To convert (a person) into a disciple.
2. To train, educate, teach.
3. To train, educate, teach.

Hyphenated as

dis‧ci‧ple

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/

Etymology

From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.