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Pupil

/ˈpjuːpəl/

A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.

📖 Definitions of "Pupil"

noun

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
studentnoun	A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
educateenoun	Someone who is being educated.
schoolchildnoun	A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
studentnoun	A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
schoolchildnoun	A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.
educateenoun	Someone who is being educated.
alumnusnoun	A student of any gender.
schoolboynoun	A boy attending school.
classroomnoun	A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
pedagogical	Of, or relating to pedagogy; teaching.
traineenoun	Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.
apprenticenoun	A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
learnernoun	One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
attended	Having a person or people present; with someone in attendance.
cadetnoun	A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
occupancynoun	The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
amountnoun	The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
wardnoun	Protection, defence.
guardiannoun	Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
disciplenoun	A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
probationarynoun	An employee who is still in their probationary period.
childnoun	(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).