disciple Copy link Outline 1. discĭpŭlus (f. discĭpŭla, Hor.2. audītor (one who had attended the lectures of a certain teacher)3. ălumnus (fig.)4. sectātor • disciple: 1. discĭpŭlus (f. discĭpŭla, Hor.: Plin.): Cic. 2. audītor (one who had attended the lectures of a certain teacher): Cic. 3. ălumnus (fig.): the d.s of Plato, Platonis alumni, Cic. 4. sectātor: v. follower. Phr.: he was (personally) a d. of Zeno, Zenonem audivit, Cic.: Zeno and his d.s, Zeno et qui ab eo sunt, Cic.: d.s of Pythagoras, Socrates, etc., Pythagorēi, Socratici, etc., Cic.