Pupil

Quick meaning: Pupil is a noun meaning One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

Meaning

One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

More Meanings

1. (law, obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
2. (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
3. (zoology) The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
4. (dated outside UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

Example Sentences

Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.

The bell which called the pupils to their lessons can still be seen on the roof.

All of these different methods of teaching elementary reading were successful for some pupils, unsuccessful for others.

I understand; it’s because I seem to you to be a worse pupil than the judges in court, because obviously you’ll demonstrate to them that the sorts of things your father did are unjust and hated by all the gods.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for pupil

Depending on context, synonyms include student, educatee, schoolchild.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include student, schoolchild, educatee, alumnus, schoolboy, classroom.

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