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

In 2022, comic Li Bo was fined 50,000 yuan ($7,400) for joking about the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown in Shanghai and teasing teenagers. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

The scene was strikingly low-key, almost at odds with the life-altering decision many of the teenagers wandering past his table were weighing. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Nearly all of them complained of teenagers on speedy electric bikes. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

With help from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), Mia gradually grows into her royal role while navigating school, friendship, romance and all the awkwardness that comes with being a teenager in the spotlight. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 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