teenager

[ teen-ey-jer ]

noun

1. a person in their teens.

teenager

/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teenager¹

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

Example Sentences

Social media accounts like Lincoln’s exist to help parents and teenagers navigate misinformation.

From Washington Post

By its third installment, the once-clever “To All the Boys” franchise can only hope to pique the interest of bored teenagers.

From Washington Post

In Loudoun County, the number of infections among people under 30 more than doubled after dozens of teenagers and young adults attended a massive “beach week” celebration in South Carolina.

From Washington Post

“My goal was not to challenge his thought process or ideology but to get to a point where he could do it on his own,” said Buckley, who worked with the teenager.

From Washington Post

Even in households with older kids and teenagers, the same imbalance remains.

From Nautilus

“I have a lot of memories as a teenager that helped,” she smiles.

From The Daily Beast

But when the announcement came, there was no surprise: Officer Darren Wilson will not stand trial for killing a teenager.

From The Daily Beast

The teenager was shaken by the incident, and his father remembers having to console him for hours that day.

From The Daily Beast

“As a teenager, I tried to convince myself I had imagined it,” wrote Bowman.

From The Daily Beast

On Labor Day weekend, the teenager accompanied Shattuck, her three children, and several of their friends to Bethany beach.

From The Daily Beast

Since the age of nineteen, when a normal teenager would have been in school, preparing himself for life.

From Project Gutenberg

I say he was a little boy because I am sure he was an early teenager.

From Project Gutenberg

Would you say he was more spoiled than the average teenager?

From Project Gutenberg

Ben flipped the car registration slot to "stand-by" and went back to the teenager's car.

From Project Gutenberg

A freckled-faced teenager in a dinner jacket was in the driver's seat and had the blister window open.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• juvenile
• minor
• youngster
• youth