exchange student

noun

Definition of exchange studentnext
as in day student

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Recent Examples of exchange student Carole Sund, her teenage daughter and the exchange student who had been living with the Eureka family were on a trip to Yosemite. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 The actress, who played the sultry exchange student Nadia in the 1999 hit, packed her bags at the end of 2016 and never looked back. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Despite a background in modeling, the actress noted that playing the sultry exchange student was a challenge. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026 Best Overall Japan Travel Essentials In high school, my sister’s best friend was an exchange student from Japan. — Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exchange student
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchange student
  1. day student
  2. freshman
  3. schoolchild
  4. student
  5. junior
Noun
  • Of the high school students, 161 are boarders, 23 are day students.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began at Lambrook when their family moved from London to Windsor in 2022, enrolling as day students at the private school in Berkshire.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of day student
Noun
  • Meghan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior who has been on the team since her freshman year, has had Huettl style her hair for every game for the past three years.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of freshman
Noun
  • Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • Advertisement France has never seen so many violent incidents in a movement made up largely of high school students.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The student is at the reunification center waiting to be reunited with his parents, aunt Mindy Corely said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • Perry High School junior Jamar Jones said the closet came in handy when he was asked to homecoming.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That athlete was Skyview High junior Charlie Garrett, who staged the walk-off alongside teammate Sierra Retzlaff.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of junior

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“Exchange student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchange%20student. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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