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

Kim was the breakout star of the 2018 Olympics, a bubbly teenager taking gold in her parents’ home country of South Korea. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Body camera video shows a group of New Jersey police officers rescuing a teenager from an icy pond earlier this week — an act that earned them a special thank you from their community. —Joe Brandt, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

Discord is a popular communication platform often used by children and teenagers. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026

Most of the 40 people who died in the fire were teenagers, according to the outlet. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 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