teenager

noun

teen·​ag·​er ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 

plural teenagers

: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old

He began singing as a teenager.

Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.

—Allison Pearson

It's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.

—Scott Nover

Examples of teenager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a new study found that most cases of colorectal cancer in kids and teenagers are aggressive, and often diagnosed at advanced stages. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

The posts were first reported by KGW-TV in Portland, which said they were made when the 29-year-old Bell was a teenager. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin told RTL radio Friday that approximately 2,000 people — most of them teenagers — had been arrested since the protests erupted. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Pike had been sentenced to death for her role in killing Colleen Slemmer in 1995, when both of them were teenagers. — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teenager

• ager
• gauger
• pager
• stager
• wager
• yager

Kids Definition

teenager

noun

teen·​ag·​er

ˈtē-ˌnā-jər

: a person in his or her teens