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teenager

n. countable
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ// UK //tˈiːneɪdʒɐ// teenag·er General-service

n. a person who is between 13 and 19 years old. You use this word because these ages end in the word 'teen'.

n. a person aged between thirteen and nineteen years inclusive. Derived from the suffix '-teen' shared by the cardinal numbers of this age range.


SIMPLE

The teenager is learning how to drive a car.

CONTEXTUAL

Most parents find that their teenager needs more sleep during the summer holidays than during the school term.

COMPLEX

Marketing agencies often study how the average teenager uses social media to predict which digital trends will dominate the broader consumer market in the coming decade.

Synonyms
Origin

From teenage + -er.

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