pupil

🇺🇸 /ˈpjuːpl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpjuːpl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
B2

a child or student who is learning in a school

The teacher asked each pupil to read a paragraph from the book.

B2

someone who learns skills like art or music from a teacher

The famous painter had many young pupils who learned from her.

R

the black circle in the middle of your eye that lets light in

The doctor checked the size of her pupil with a light.

translation

n. a child or student who is learning in a school; someone who learns skills like art or music from a teacher; the black circle in the middle of your eye that lets light in

Word Forms

Plural pupils

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