pupil noun [ C ] (STUDENT)
A2 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.
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- The stupid behaviour of one pupil has brought discredit on the whole school.
- All pupils are expected to attend school assembly.
- The government has pooh-poohed the idea that primary schools will begin to select pupils.
- The vast majority of pupils attend state-funded schools.
- The artist himself did not paint the backgrounds to his pictures - they were done by his pupils.
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