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teenager

American  
[teen-ey-jer] / ˈtinˌeɪ dʒər /

noun

  1. a person in their teens.


teenager British  
/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə /

noun

  1. a person between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

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Etymology

Origin of teenager

First recorded in 1935–40; teenage + -er 1

Example Sentences

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This slim, powerful novel could be spoiled by too much information, but lingering too long on the 60-something narrator’s encounter with a teenager that makes her remember her own teenaged self — seems too simple.

From Los Angeles Times

The government compared student loan repayments to a £30-a-month phone contract in a presentation to teenagers a decade ago, BBC News has discovered.

From BBC

Predictably, life expectancy shortened dramatically, so many of the warriors and their captains are teenagers and children.

From Los Angeles Times

These had to feel like real people with stereotypical flair, teenagers who were boxed into a category simply because that’s what high school social politics demand.

From Salon

He had started in the shop as a teenager, but the shop was already long-established by that point.

From BBC