teenager
US /ˈtiˌneɪdʒɚ/
Definition
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The store offers a discount on movie tickets for each teenager.
Synonyms
- teena juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- adolescenta juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- youngstera young person of either sex
Collocations
- Easy typical teenagerdescribing typical teenager (exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category)
- Medium part-time employment permits for teenagersdescribing part-time employment permits for teenagers (involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity)
- Hard research on teenager social media consumption habitsto research on teenager social media consumption habits, meaning to attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
- Very Hard volatile mood swings of rebellious teenagersdescribing volatile mood swings of rebellious teenagers (a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.