Meaning

5 senses
  1. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

    Schüler, Schülerin, Schulkind

    учени́кučeník, учени́цаučeníca, уча́щийсяučáščijsja

    у́ченьúčenʹ, учени́цяučenýcja

  2. One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.

    Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.

  3. The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

    Pupille, Sehloch, das Schwarze im Auge

    зрачо́кzračók, зени́цаzeníca

    зіни́цяzinýcja, зі́нкаzínka

  4. The central dark part of an ocellated spot.

  5. (obsolete)An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.

More definitions
  • the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
  • a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  • a young person attending school (up through senior high school)

Examples

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  1. The teacher handles his pupils well.

    deDer Lehrer kann mit seinen Schülern gut umgehen.

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  2. There are twenty-seven pupils in my class.

    ruВ моём классе двадцать семь учеников.

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  3. Tom's pupils became dilated.

    ruЗрачки Тома расширились.

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  4. The pupil was punished for smoking.

    Учня покарали за паління.

    ruУченика наказали за курение.

    deDer Schüler wurde wegen Rauchens bestraft.

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  5. There are 40 pupils in this class.

    У цьому класі 40 учнів.

    ruВ этом классе 40 учеников.

    deIn dieser Klasse sind vierzig Schüler.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
learner:
the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye:
Русский
By meaning 2
learner:
the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
learner:
the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye:

Origin

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“o

From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).

From Middle English pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.

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