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Pupil

The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under Eye, and Iris.

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Broader term 3

Aperture 76% connected

The act of opening.

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Younker 76% connected

A young person; a stripling; a yonker.

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Youth 76% connected

of Youth

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Narrower term 15

Auditor 76% connected

A hearer or listener.

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Boarder 76% connected

One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any kind.

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Catechumen 76% connected

One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one officially recognized as a Ch…

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Collegian 76% connected

A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college.

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Crammer 76% connected

One who crams; esp., one who prepares a pupil hastily for an examination, or a pupil who is thus prepared.

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Major 76% connected

Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

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Neophyte 76% connected

A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Ch…

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Passer 76% connected

One who passes; a passenger.

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Scholar 76% connected

One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a learner; a student.

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Schoolboy 76% connected

A boy belonging to, or attending, a school.

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Schoolgirl 76% connected

A girl belonging to, or attending, a school.

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Seminarian 76% connected

Alt. of Seminarist

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Seminarist 76% connected

A member of, or one educated in, a seminary; specifically, an ecclesiastic educated for the priesthood in a seminary.

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Skipper 76% connected

One who, or that which, skips.

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Withdrawer 76% connected

One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts.

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Derivationally related 2

Pupillary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward.

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Pupillary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward.

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Containing whole 1

Iris 70% connected

The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.

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Synonym 1

Student 92% connected

A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledg…

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