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padawan

padawan

13 9.5
A young student who trains to be a Jedi
  • noun
  • /ˈpædəˌwɑn/
  • Informal
translation icon : aprendiz Jedi
  • The mentor guided his padawan through each lesson with patience and care.
  • padawan learner
  • young padawan
  • Jedi padawan

And so it, it's, it's kind of like you, you go from Padawan to master.

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Examples

  • Learning you are, young padawan.

  • He befriends a promising student and takes him as his padawan.

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  • Let me be your Padawan, man!

  • Could you walk me through this Padawan training to become the best music producer possible?

  • The Force is powerful, my young padawan.

  • Do you know how far you have come, my Padawan?

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  • His padawan learns quickly and is given his own class to begin training.

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  • The Padawan is becoming the Jedi!

  • The watermarked titles indicate what the young Padawan is getting trained to do.

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  • You will be selected to become a Padawan Learner, discovering the secrets of the ancient order of Jedi Knights to help restore peace and prosperity to the universe.

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Synonyms

cadet
vspadawan
318 3.9

A young person training to become an officer in the armed forces

is a young learner trained by a personal mentor rather than formal military instruction
squire
vspadawan
  • Archaic
9 9.7

A young noble who helps a knight and trains to become one

is a general apprentice term not tied to medieval nobility
young padawan
vspadawan
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A new person learning from an experienced teacher, often used jokingly from Star Wars

is a broader term for a young learner trained by a mentor

Compounds

young padawan
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A new person learning from an experienced teacher, often used jokingly from Star Wars

Surface Forms

padawan singular
padawans plural

Etymology

Padawan was invented for Star Wars to name a young Jedi student. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a padawan as an 'apprentice' who learns from a master before becoming a Jedi Knight.