Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pupil
IPA transcription: [pj'upəl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: student, pupil, educatee
    Meaning: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  • Synonyms: pupil
    Meaning: the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
Usage examples
  • So much for my pupil, dear!
  • A former pupil of his writes:
  • Elsie whispered, 'A pupil of Ralph's.
  • Joseph Jasper became once more Mary's pupil.
  • "I consider it worthy conduct of a pupil of Jesuits."
  • How the gold came in the placers we may leave the pupil to suggest.
  • For the pupil has a body, and brings it to school along with his mind.
  • The pupil was the daughter of the Duke de Guines, an excellent flautist.
  • The pupil took it up at once, and thus the singing lessons were fairly begun.
  • She had been the pupil of the village pastor, the favorite lamb of his little flock.