high school

1 of 3

noun (1)

: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12

high schooler

ˈhī-ˈskü-lər 

noun

high school

2 of 3

noun (2)

: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship

high schooler

3 of 3

noun (3)

high school·​er

: a high school student

Examples of high school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The boisterous, perhaps even hard-to-corral high school teenage boys would go silent. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Thomas offered a glimmer of hope in the fact that the flurry of court actions involved in the five-year rule have a limited number of potential plaintiffs — only those who graduated high school in 2022 and saw their eligibility run out last spring. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

New headlines this week are raising concerns for parents of high school football players. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Samuels’ father was a four-sport athlete in high school, while an uncle played running back at Eastern Illinois. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

translation of French haute école

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool

Kids Definition

high school

noun

: a secondary school usually including the 9th to 12th or 10th to 12th years of study

high schooler noun