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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities are investigating the murder of a Spanish exchange student in Mexico as a possible feminicide, in a case that has shocked the academic community in both countries. — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Royal House of Norway announced in August 2026 that then-Princess Ingrid Alexandra was set to take various courses as an exchange student at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Oslo. — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Swedish exchange students Agnes Göransson and Paulina Engel, both 24, were visiting Évian from nearby Lausanne in Switzerland on Friday night. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026

The actor did, however, visit the town a few years prior, as a 19-year-old exchange student from Columbia University taking a semester abroad in Prague. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exchange student

• imprudent
• impudent
• prudent

Kids Definition

exchange student

noun

: a student from one country received into a school in another country in exchange for one sent to a school in the home country of the first student