Phrase guide

exchange student

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A student who is participating in a student exchange scheme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: uitruilstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交換生 /交换生 (jiāohuànshēng) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 留學生 /留学生 (liúxuéshēng) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國際學生 /国际学生 (guójì xuéshēng) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交流生 (jiāoliúshēng) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Danish: udvekslingsstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • Dutch: uitwisselingsstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • Finnish: vaihto-oppilas — student in an exchange scheme
  • French: étudiant d'échange — student in an exchange scheme
  • French: étudiante d'échange — student in an exchange scheme
  • German: Austauschstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • German: Austauschstudentin — student in an exchange scheme
  • German: Austauschschüler — student in an exchange scheme
  • German: Austauschschülerin — student in an exchange scheme
  • Hungarian: cserediák — student in an exchange scheme
  • Icelandic: skiptinemi — student in an exchange scheme
  • Japanese: 留学生 (ryūgakusei) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Korean: 교환학생 (gyohwanhaksaeng) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utvekslingsstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utvekslingsstudent — student in an exchange scheme
  • Portuguese: intercambista — student in an exchange scheme
  • Russian: студе́нт по обме́ну (studént po obménu) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Russian: студе́нтка по обме́ну (studéntka po obménu) — student in an exchange scheme
  • Spanish: estudiante de intercambio — student in an exchange scheme
  • Swedish: utbytesstudent — student in an exchange scheme