day student
noun
: a student who attends regular classes at a college or preparatory school but does not live at the institution
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Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
At the start of the school day students slip their phone into the pouch.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
At the start of the school day students slip their phone into the pouch.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Day student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20student. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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