exchange student
noun
: a student from one country received into an institution in another country often in exchange for one sent to an institution in the home country of the first
Examples of exchange student in a Sentence
I went to Germany as an exchange student.
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Still, the authorities maintain that exchange students are better for the city than tourists.
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John Last, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Various Harry Potter characters also roam the area, including exchange students from Hogwarts and Ilvermorny schools and an Auror from the Ministère des Affaires Magiques de la France.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Meredith Kercher was a 21-year-old British exchange student who shared a ground-floor, four-bedroom apartment in Perugia with a then-20-year-old Knox and two Italian women, Filomena Romanelli and Laura Mezzetti.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Raised in a household that welcomed exchange students and missionaries, Branch was exposed to diverse cultures from an early age.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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John Last, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Various Harry Potter characters also roam the area, including exchange students from Hogwarts and Ilvermorny schools and an Auror from the Ministère des Affaires Magiques de la France.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Meredith Kercher was a 21-year-old British exchange student who shared a ground-floor, four-bedroom apartment in Perugia with a then-20-year-old Knox and two Italian women, Filomena Romanelli and Laura Mezzetti.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Raised in a household that welcomed exchange students and missionaries, Branch was exposed to diverse cultures from an early age.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exchange student
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“Exchange student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchange%20student. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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