exchange student

American  

noun

1. a secondary-school or college student who studies for a period, usually one year, at a foreign institution as part of a reciprocal program between two institutions or countries.

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Example Sentences

"You don't normally get an exchange student player who is such a high calibre athlete," he recalled.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Knox, the American former exchange student who became the focus of a sensationalized Italian murder case, has long been vocal about the ethics of using true-crime stories as source material in entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024

Keyu Jin was a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Beijing when she transferred as an exchange student to New York.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2023

A Columbia University exchange student drowned this week when her kayak overturned in the Potomac River.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

“Trying to pretend he's a foreign exchange student living in our house, like he always is.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman