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
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When season 5 opens, viewers find that Robin is working at a local radio station with Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), and Nancy is still in Hawkins, while Hopper and the younger teenagers are conducting forays into the Upside Down.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
This latest love story from YA romance maven Lynn Painter finds childhood friends reuniting as teenagers in their hockey-loving Minnesota hometown.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Tadeo Allende had a hat trick, teenager Mateo Silvetti scored on an assist by Messi and Telasco Segovia scored off the bench thanks to a spectacular back-heel pass from Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
But around that time, Noah Schnapp confirmed to Variety that his character Will Byers is a closeted gay teenager who’s secretly harboring a crush on his oblivious best friend, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
This latest love story from YA romance maven Lynn Painter finds childhood friends reuniting as teenagers in their hockey-loving Minnesota hometown.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Tadeo Allende had a hat trick, teenager Mateo Silvetti scored on an assist by Messi and Telasco Segovia scored off the bench thanks to a spectacular back-heel pass from Alba.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
But around that time, Noah Schnapp confirmed to Variety that his character Will Byers is a closeted gay teenager who’s secretly harboring a crush on his oblivious best friend, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).
—Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Dec. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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