pupil

CEFRA2

/ˈpjuːpəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A student who attends a school.

  2. 02

    noun

    The dark opening in the center of the eye.

Examples

  • A teacher should never make fun of a pupil who makes a mistake.

  • The pupil held up his hand to ask a question.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpj̥uːpəɫ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.

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

  3. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

More examples

In context

  • Every pupil was asked one question.

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

  • The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſch...

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The eager blank listened carefully to the lesson and asked many questions during science class.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).