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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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.
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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
Shannon Elizabeth had hearts racing in 1999 as American Pie's beautiful exchange student Nadia.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 2007, Knox, then a 20-year-old exchange student in Perugia, and Raffaele Sollecito, her boyfriend at the time, were found guilty of killing Kercher, 21, but were later acquitted.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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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
Shannon Elizabeth had hearts racing in 1999 as American Pie's beautiful exchange student Nadia.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In 2007, Knox, then a 20-year-old exchange student in Perugia, and Raffaele Sollecito, her boyfriend at the time, were found guilty of killing Kercher, 21, but were later acquitted.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Exchange student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchange%20student. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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