School Pupil ˈpjuːpl Noun Bre Teaches Private Students

• how many pupils does the school have?
• she now teaches only private pupils.
• students are required to be in school by 8.30.
• any high school student could tell you the answer.

pupil

1. a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school
• How many pupils does the school have?
• She now teaches only private pupils.
• Students are required to be in school by 8.30.
• Any high school student could tell you the answer.
• The school has over 850 pupils.
• Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage.
2. a person who is taught artistic, musical, etc. skills by an expert
• The painting is by a pupil of Rembrandt.
3. the small round black area at the centre of the eye
• compare iris
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/iris
• Her pupils were dilated.

Extra Examples

• Daniel is the star pupil at school.
• the parents of secondary school pupils
• Ex-pupils try to have a reunion every five years.
• Pupils at Meadow School have raised £1 500 for charity.
• The school has over 850 pupils.
• We expect pupil numbers to increase next year.
• What measures can we take to deal with disruptive pupils?

Word Origin

• senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (in the sense ‘orphan, ward’): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus ‘boy’) and pupilla (diminutive of pupa ‘girl’).