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pupil, student, scholar
pupil (PYOO puhl) (noun)
1. The round opening in the iris of each organ of vision which contracts or opens depending on the kind of light to which it is exposed: The ophthalmologist used a special magnifying flashlight to look through the pupil of each of the patient’s eyes.
2. A child or youth who is being taught in a school or by an educator: The new tutor presented her pupil with drawing paper and pencils.
2. A child or youth who is being taught in a school or by an educator: The new tutor presented her pupil with drawing paper and pencils.
student (STOOD n't, STYOOD n't) (noun)
A person who attends school with the purpose of learning: Jerry's aunt was a student of entomology and often went to the meadow to study the butterflies there.
Estella was the newest student to enroll at the craft academyl.
scholar (SKAHL uhr) (noun)
1. An individual who has done advanced studies in a specific academic field: Harriet's son was an eminent scholar studying the flight patterns of birds.
2. A man or a woman who has received an award typically accompanied by cash to enable that person to study a specific subject: Lenora was a prize-winning scholar who was given a prestigious grant to learn art in Italy.
2. A man or a woman who has received an award typically accompanied by cash to enable that person to study a specific subject: Lenora was a prize-winning scholar who was given a prestigious grant to learn art in Italy.
The internationally recognized scholar had in fact been a student at the local high school.
As a college student, JoAnn was visiting her junior high school and she wanted to meet Mr. Walter again because she was his pupil when she was there years ago.
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A specialist in a given branch of knowledge: Karl was a classical scholar of lexicography or the compilation of dictionaries over the centuries.
Janet is a scholar who attends an educational institution and majors in studies of Latin and Greek origins of English words.
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