Definition of "pupil" []

• A student under the direct supervision of a teacher or professor. (noun)
• Law A minor under the supervision of a guardian. (noun)
• The apparently black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina. (noun)

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• "The other pupil is also a Scotch Lad Brother to Sir — Ramsey; but I don't like him, and of course he will never come to much."
• "Often the curiosity of the child concerning a letter leads us to teach that desired consonant; a name pronounced may awaken in him a desire to know what consonants are necessary to compose it, and this will, or willingness, of the pupil is a much more efficacious means than any rule concerning the progression of the letters."
• ""Therefore, the Liberal Democrats have proposed the concept of what we call a pupil premium, an enhanced level of funding"."