Antonyms for teenager


Grammar : Noun
Spell : teen-ey-jer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtinˌeɪ dʒər


Definition of teenager

Origin :
  • also teen ager, teen-ager; derived noun from teenage (q.v.), 1922. The earlier word for this was teener, attested in American English from 1894, and teen had been used as a noun to mean "teen-aged person" in 1818, though this was not common before 20c.
  • noun adolescent
Example sentences :
  • The vendor, a Turkish teenager with a luxurious mustache, nodded.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Adults 90 cents, teenager with a card is 50 cents, and a child is 35, and you have a pass ticket.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Was the man that you were talking about in this affidavit the teenager?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Ben flipped the car registration slot to "stand-by" and went back to the teenager's car.
  • Extract from : « Code Three » by Rick Raphael
  • A tow-bar extruded from the back of the police vehicle and a magnaclamp locked onto the front end of the teenager's car.
  • Extract from : « Code Three » by Rick Raphael
  • Could you tell me where on the bus this lady sat who told the teenager it was no grinning matter?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • I think you stated you did not give the teenager any transfer?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • Did the police ask you if any man other than the teenager was on the bus?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • But you did have these two men, the teenager and this other young man?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Synonyms for teenager

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