pupils

5 definitions • 7 examples

a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught:

a second-year pupil

a primary-school pupil

The school has over 400 pupils.

There is a very relaxed atmosphere between staff and pupils at the school.

Her school report described her as a very promising pupil.

someone who is being taught a skill, especially painting or music, by an expert:

The painting is believed to be by a pupil of Titian.

the circular black area in the centre of an eye, through which light enters:

Pupils contract in bright light, and dilate in darkness.

a person who is being taught, esp. a child at school

the circular, black area in the center of the eye that gets larger and smaller and lets in light