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
pupils
noun
1
as in students
one who attends a school generally there are 20 pupils in each class Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- students
- scholars
- readers
- freshmen
- schoolchildren
- kindergarteners
- schoolmates
- schoolboys
- undergraduates
- schoolfellows
- schoolgirls
- sophomores
- kindergartners
- juniors
- postgraduates
- day students
- studiers
- collegians
- coeds
- middlers
- preppies
- undergrads
- exchange students
- high schoolers
- underclassmen
- upperclassmen
- middle schoolers
- seniors
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonstudents
2
as in adherents
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
- adherents
- disciples
- followers
- students
- apostles
- missionaries
- supporters
- soldiers
- acolytes
- devotees
- votaries
- partizans
- partisans
- scholars
- epigones
- admirers
- votarists
- liege men
- converts
- protégés
- advocates
- fans
- loyalists
- proselytizers
- worshippers
- faithfuls
- champions
- sectarians
- ideologists
- worshipers
- enthusiasts
- cultists
- henchmen
- zealots
- minions
- satellites
- camp followers
- backers
- idolaters
- sycophants
- lackeys
- idolators
- apparatchiks
- toadies
- ideologues
- idealogues
- myrmidons
- flunkeys
- apparatchiki
- flunkies
- lickspittles
- stooges
- hangers-on
- yes-men
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- leaders
- defectors
- traitors
- apostates
- coryphaei
- renegades
- turncoats