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high schooler

American  
[hahy skool-er] / ˈhaɪ ˌskul ər /

noun

  1. a student enrolled in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade, or sometimes the ninth grade; a secondary school student.


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“It was my first year of pro ball, so maybe it was just like being a high schooler, I didn’t necessarily get a whole lot of coaching,” Ferris said of his time with the Cubs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He played the titular Dawson Leery, a soft-hearted and naive high schooler coming of age in a small Massachusetts town.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

When Memphis high schooler Trinity Foster, 18, went searching for a prom dress, she wanted something "rare to see" in the US and found it on TikTok from a Lagos-based designer.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Why did a high schooler need to own a blazer?

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2025

The girl was tall enough to pass for a high schooler.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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