teenagerteen‧ag‧er /ˈtiːneɪdʒə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 (also teen informal) noun [countable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- River Phoenix became a famous actor while still a teenager.
- The survey shows that four out of five teenagers have experimented with illegal drugs.
- Gap stores has hired as its primary image-maker a man who helped convince thousands of teenagers to buy Calvin Klein perfume.
- Handsome Gilbey has known Diana since she first moved to London as a teenager.
- I am considered to be fairly outgoing but as a teenager I was painfully shy.
- Imagine all the trouble hordes of tots and teenagers can get into with nothing to do all day but hang around.
- Several teenagers have died after smoking or drinking the leaves or seeds of the datura shrub, found in woodland.
- Take time to talk to your teenagers.
- The Teesside-born star trained as a Methodist local preacher when he was a teenager in Middlesbrough, but is now an atheist.
- Very often teenager girls become physically inhibited.
THESAURUS► child
Collocations someone who is not yet an adult. You don’t usually use child to talk about babies or teenagers: · Many children are scared of the dark.· He’s just a child.
► kid informal a child. Kid is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English: · We left the kids in the car.
► little boy/little girl a young male or female child: · I lived there when I was a little girl.· Little boys love dinosaurs.
► teenager someone between the ages of 13 and 19: · There’s not much for teenagers to do around here.
► adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems these people have: · He changed from a cheerful child to a confused adolescent.
► youth especially disapproving a teenage boy – especially one who is violent and commits crimes: · He was attacked by a gang of youths.· a youth court
► youngster a child or young person – used especially by old people: · You youngsters have got your whole life ahead of you.· He’s a bright youngster with a good sense of humour.
► minor law someone who is not yet legally an adult: · It is illegal to sell alcohol to a minor.
Longman Language Activatora young person► teenager someone who is between 13 and 19 years old: · River Phoenix became a famous actor while still a teenager.· The survey shows that four out of five teenagers have experimented with illegal drugs.
► youth a young man between about 15 and 25 years old - use this especially about groups of young men who behave badly or do something illegal: · One of the youths pushed her against the wall and took her bag.· The police had questioned three youths, but then later released them without charge.· a gang of youths on motorbikes
► in your teens someone who is in their teens is between 13 and 19 years old: · She had run away from home several times in her teens.in your early/mid/late teens: · Most of the girls at the concert were in their early teens.
► adolescent someone who is at the age when they change from being a child into a young adult - use this especially when talking about problems that young people have at this age: · John changed from a friendly and cheerful young boy into a confused adolescent.· An estimated 62 million Americans smoke, including 4.1 million adolescents aged 12-17.
► minor a person under the age when they legally become an adult - used in legal contexts: · Stores are forbidden to sell alcohol and cigarettes to minors.
WORD SETS► Youthborstal, nounbovver, noundropout, nounflower power, noungang, nounmod, nounpunk, nounpuppy love, nounrocker, nounsalad days, nounskinhead, nounsubculture, nounteen, adjectiveteenage, adjectiveteenager, nounteenybopper, nounwhippersnapper, nounyob, nounyoung, adjectiveyoungster, nounyouth club, nounyouth culture, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagersCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old: · Nearly half of black teenagers in the city of Chicago fail to graduate from high school.· Among black teenagers 82 percent of all births were illegitimate in 1980.· Below on the street, near numbers 1408 and 1411, black teenagers played outside.· The next day some white teenagers retaliated on the heads of some black teenagers.
► old· Then they run through role-playing and skits, taught by respected older teenagers, to learn the art of refusal.· And then there were the responses, the questions sent in by schoolchildren ranging in age from seven years old to teenagers.· I will discuss the priorities for older children and teenagers in chapter 10.· Some older teenagers are married or in stable relationships within which having a baby is a wanted event.· Although attempted suicide has increased among older teenagers, the rate is still well below that for adults.· This system can also work for older teenagers, but if you are over sixteen you are not entitled to free tutoring.· It may still be important to say no, on those grounds, even to older teenagers.· Glandular fever is an infectious disease that hits many older children, teenagers and young adults.
► young· The backs of the trucks are jammed with young men and teenagers pressed against wooden slats.· But since they had married, as young impulsive teenagers, his charm had evaporated.· Contexts which will appeal to young teenagers.· Alternatively, it can be used as an independent, project-based video course for young teenagers.· The game continues to attract young teenagers whose education is disrupted by the tantalising prospect that they will become professional players.· It will thrill younger children but seem standard fare to young teenagers.· The play, written by Marie Jones, examines the problems and pressures facing young teenagers today.
VERB► read· Her son was treated for cuts and bruises. Read in studio Three teenagers have been charged with aggravated vehicle taking.
a TV sex education series aimed at teenagers► see thesaurus at child