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
Allison PearsonIt's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.—Scott Nover
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This one was so one-sided that 7-9 Olivier Rioux, the world's tallest teenager, played the final minute and scored Florida's last basket.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Four teenagers were in the same car, headed to a video arcade to jimmy open the coin boxes, which is why two of them had screwdrivers zippered up in their coat pockets.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Ramzi Bashour’s feature debut follows a teenager from Indiana who takes a road trip to see the American West with his Lebanese immigrant mother after being expelled from high school.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
The 83 points Flagg has scored since Thursday are the most a teenager has ever produced in a two-game span in NBA history.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Four teenagers were in the same car, headed to a video arcade to jimmy open the coin boxes, which is why two of them had screwdrivers zippered up in their coat pockets.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Ramzi Bashour’s feature debut follows a teenager from Indiana who takes a road trip to see the American West with his Lebanese immigrant mother after being expelled from high school.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
The 83 points Flagg has scored since Thursday are the most a teenager has ever produced in a two-game span in NBA history.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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