day boarder

/deɪ ˌbɔərdər/
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Other forms: day boarders

Definitions of day boarder
  1. noun
    a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
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    types:
    dayboy
    a day boarder who is a boy
    daygirl
    a day boarder who is a girl
    type of:
    pupil, school-age child, schoolchild
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
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