pupil (noun)

  • 1pupil — noun 1 (esp. BrE) child in school ADJECTIVE ▪ able, bright, good, star ▪ Daniel is the star pupil at school. ▪ disruptive, unruly …

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  • 2pupil — Ⅰ. pupil [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild. 2) Brit. a trainee barrister. ORIGIN from Latin pupillus little boy and pupilla little girl . Ⅱ. pupil [2] …

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  • 3pupil load — noun Etymology: pupil (I) : the total number of pupils assigned to a single teacher in a school for classroom or other instruction …

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  • 4pupil teacher — noun Etymology: pupil (I) : student teacher …

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  • 5pupil — noun /pjuːpəl/ a) A student under the supervision of a teacher or professor. b) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina …

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  • 6pupil — noun 1) former pupils of the school Syn: student, scholar; schoolchild, schoolboy, schoolgirl 2) the guru s pupils Syn: disciple, follower, student, protégé, apprentice, trainee, nov …

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  • 7pupil — noun 1) former pupils of the school Syn: student, scholar, schoolchild, schoolboy, schoolgirl 2) the guru s pupils Syn: disciple, follower, student, protégé, apprentice, trainee …

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  • 8pupil — pupil1 noun 1》 a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild. 2》 Brit. a trainee barrister. Word History The two English words pupil are related to each other, and to poppet, puppet, and pupa, through their Latin root, pupa girl,… …

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  • 9pupil */*/*/ — UK [ˈpjuːp(ə)l] / US [ˈpjup(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms pupil : singular pupil plural pupils 1) someone, especially a child, who goes to school or who has lessons in a particular subject 2) the black round part in the middle of your eye …

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  • 10pupil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pupille minor ward, from Anglo French, from Latin pupillus male ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & pupilla female ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll Date: 1536 1. a child or young person in school or in… …

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