exchange student

noun

Definition of exchange studentnext
as in day student

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Recent Examples of exchange student The actress, who played the sultry exchange student Nadia in the 1999 hit, packed her bags at the end of 2016 and never looked back. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Despite a background in modeling, the actress noted that playing the sultry exchange student was a challenge. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026 Best Overall Japan Travel Essentials In high school, my sister’s best friend was an exchange student from Japan. — Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 The collaboration was sparked by Adrian Sauer, a JGU Mainz exchange student who introduced the Kyushu team to materials long studied in Germany. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exchange student
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  1. day student
  2. freshman
  3. schoolchild
  4. student
  5. junior
Noun
  • Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.
    — 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
Definition of day student
Noun
  • Solak, a second baseman who was coached by Chiappetta on Naperville North’s freshman team, made his major league debut with the Texas Rangers in 2019 and has since played in 263 games for five teams.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The 19-year-old made 15 starts and played in all 18 games as a University of Pittsburgh freshman last fall.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026
Definition of freshman
Noun
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of schoolchild
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  • That's useful information for how students think about education, not just as a path to a diploma, but as a place to actually build the specific things an employer will test them on.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • Wells, a student and wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College, did not.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • Georgia baseball added its 15th transfer portal addition on Tuesday after Illinois State junior Graham Mastros announced his commitment via his Instagram.
    — Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Sir Homer King Webb, Sierra Canyon, junior The 6-foot-1 Webb is a 2-way player and left his imprint as both an outside linebacker and wide receiver.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 15 July 2026
Definition of junior

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