transfer student

noun

A student who transfers from one university / college to another after studying there for a term / semester or more

Meanings

nountransfer student (plural transfer students)

plural transfer students

  1. A student who transfers from one university / college to another after studying there for a term / semester or more

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 轉學生 /转学生
  • 轉學生 /转学生 (zhuǎnxuéshēng)student
Japanese 転校生, 転入生
  • 転校生 (tenkōsei)student
  • 転入生 (tennyūsei)student
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APA

transfer student. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20student

MLA

“transfer student.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20student. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfer student,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20student.

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