teacher vs pupil vs student
Definitions
noun
- a person whose occupation is teaching
- a personified abstraction that teaches
Examples
It wasn't a bad program; with full profs as teachers, I read a lot and learned a lot.
Thell Torrence's name may not be familiar to the average fight fan but he, along with a couple of others, is the premier teacher of the manly art in the USA.
A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.
Definitions
noun
- a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
- the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
- a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
Examples
The net result of all these changes is that schools should be able to deliver a better service to pupils.
Half are doing as well at reading, writing and arithmetic as white British pupils at primary school.
Other areas praised by the Ofsted team include her leadership as head, and the pastoral care of pupils.
