pupil
1 of 2noun (1)
pu·pil ˈpyü-pəl 
1
: a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor : student
2
: one who has been taught or influenced by a famous or distinguished person
pupil
2 of 2noun (2)
: the contractile aperture in the iris of the eye
pupillary
ˈpyü-pə-ˌler-ē
adjective 
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- scholar
- student
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
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
Noun (2)
Middle French pupille, from Latin pupilla, from diminutive of pupa doll; from the tiny image of oneself seen reflected in another's eye
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
pupil 1 of 2
noun
pu·pil ˈpyü-pəl
: a child in school or under the care of a teacher
pupil
2 of 2noun
: the opening in the iris through which light enters the eye
Medical Definition
pupil
noun
pu·pil ˈpyü-pəl
: the contractile usually round aperture in the iris of the eye
pupil
noun
1
as in student
one who attends a school generally there are 20 pupils in each class Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- student
- scholar
- freshman
- reader
- kindergartener
- schoolchild
- schoolboy
- schoolmate
- schoolfellow
- sophomore
- junior
- undergraduate
- schoolgirl
- postgraduate
- kindergartner
- day student
- coed
- studier
- collegian
- preppy
- underclassman
- upperclassman
- middler
- high schooler
- preppie
- exchange student
- middle schooler
- senior
- undergrad
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonstudent
2
as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground Synonyms & Similar Words
- adherent
- disciple
- follower
- student
- apostle
- acolyte
- missionary
- votary
- scholar
- supporter
- devotee
- soldier
- admirer
- partisan
- epigone
- partizan
- liege man
- protégé
- votarist
- convert
- advocate
- proselytizer
- faithful
- loyalist
- fan
- champion
- worshipper
- ideologist
- sectarian
- cultist
- worshiper
- enthusiast
- minion
- zealot
- satellite
- henchman
- idolater
- ideologue
- camp follower
- sycophant
- toady
- lackey
- idolator
- flunkey
- idealogue
- backer
- flunkie
- myrmidon
- lickspittle
- apparatchik
- stooge
- flunky
- hanger-on
- yes-man
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- leader
- traitor
- defector
- renegade
- coryphaeus
- apostate
- turncoat