Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pupil

3 senses of pupil

Sense 1
student, pupil, educatee -- (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
       => enrollee -- (a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study)

Sense 2
pupil -- (the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot)
       => aperture -- (a natural opening in something)

Sense 3
schoolchild, school-age child, pupil -- (a young person attending school (up through senior high school))
       => young person, youth, younker, spring chicken -- (a young person (especially a young man or boy))