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   pupil

   /ˈpjuːpl/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher: "they are former pupils of the school" Similar studentschoolchildschoolboyschoolgirlscholardisciplefollowerlearnerstudentprotégéapprenticetraineementeeprobationernovicerecruitbeginnertyroneophyte
   • ▪ a trainee barrister.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘orphan, ward’): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus ‘boy’) and pupilla (diminutive of pupa ‘girl’).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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