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Definitions of pupil:

part of speech: noun

Pupilage.

part of speech: noun

A boy or girl under the care of a teacher or instructor; a scholar; in law, a boy or girl before puberty; the apple of the eye; in the eye, the opening in the iris through which the rays of light pass to the retina.

part of speech: noun

A young person who is under the care of a teacher; the opening at the center of the eye through which light reaches the retina.

part of speech: noun

A little boy or girl: one under the care of a tutor: a scholar: a ward: ( law) one under puberty.

Usage examples for pupil:

• I am very much alone here, being the only Tancredi pupil in the house, and I have more room than I need. "Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge", Pemberton Ginther

• If he had shown indifference as a master, I had no doubt I should have returned the compliment as a pupil he gave me no such excuse, and each of us did the other justice. "Dickens As an Educator", James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

• Why, Jenkins says you're the best pupil he's ever had. "In the Wilderness", Robert Hichens

• " I never had a better pupil said George Melville. "Do and Dare A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune", Horatio Alger, Jr.