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disciple
noun
[ dɪˈsʌɪp(ə)l ]
• a personal follower of Christ during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
Similar:
apostle
,
follower
,
Origin:
Old English, from Latin discipulus ‘learner’, from discere ‘learn’; reinforced by Old French deciple .