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day student

American  

noun

  1. a student who attends regular classes at a preparatory school or college but who does not reside at the institution.


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Makkai lives on the premises of Chicago’s Lake Forest Academy, which she attended as a day student and where her husband, whom she met later in college, has taught for two decades.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2023

On a typical day, student drivers in a tractor-trailer navigate orange cones in the school's parking lot.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2022

Frank attended Fettes Junior School and Fettes College as a day student between 1975 and 1981.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2022

“Sean, I was a day student at Abbey, too, with you,” the man said to Mr. Spicer, as captured in video shared by Newport’s Daily News.

From Washington Times Jul. 28, 2018

I’m going to be a day student and live with Dedd and Jaimito during the week, then come home weekends to keep Mama company.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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