Also means
student
Usage Note
Schüler means a school pupil; a university student is a Student instead. A female pupil is die Schülerin, and the plural is the unchanged Schüler. It shares a root with Schule ('school').
Examples
"Der Schüler hebt die Hand."
Natural Translation
The pupil raises his hand.
Literal Translation
The pupil raises the hand.

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