Disciple
Disciple noun - One who follows the opinions or teachings of another.
Junior and disciple are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Junior" instead a noun "Disciple".
Nearby Word: discipular
Junior
Junior noun - One who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another.
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- The Attention Deficit Disciple is found in conjunction with the Stop Having Fun Guy, usually as a sidekick or junior partner and generally as the stupider of the two.
Source: Attention-Deficit Disciple -
Pip from the GrailQuest series uses both magic (being somewhat Merlin's disciple) and a sword (Excalibur Junior).
Source: Magic Knight - Sakura refers to Shizune, Tsunade's first apprentice, as a sempai, and in an omake, Tsunade chides Shizune for not showing enough confidence in her junior disciple Sakura's chances of passing Kakashi's test.
Source: Sempai/Kohai
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