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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At the time of her death on Nov. 1, 2007, Meredith Kercher was a 21-year-old British exchange student attending the University of Leeds.
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Alyssa Davis, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Grace Van Patten leads The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox as the titular American exchange student in Perugia, Italy, who's wrongly accused of murdering her British roommate.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In a notorious video that circulated around the globe, 20-year-old exchange student Amanda Knox is kissing her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2007, Amanda Knox, an American college student who was studying abroad in Italy, was arrested for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a fellow exchange student and her roommate at the time.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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Alyssa Davis, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Grace Van Patten leads The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox as the titular American exchange student in Perugia, Italy, who's wrongly accused of murdering her British roommate.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In a notorious video that circulated around the globe, 20-year-old exchange student Amanda Knox is kissing her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2007, Amanda Knox, an American college student who was studying abroad in Italy, was arrested for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a fellow exchange student and her roommate at the time.
—New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Exchange student.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchange%20student. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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