teen·ag·er

[teen-ey-jer]
noun
a person in his or her teens.

Origin:
1935–40; teenage + -er1

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teenager (ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

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Teenagers is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

teenager
derived noun from teenage (q.v.), 1941. The earlier word for this was teener, attested in Amer.Eng. from 1894, and teen had been used as a noun to mean "teen-aged person" in 1818.
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Example sentences
Most games are for teenagers and adults, but they always have something
  appropriate for little tykes as well.
Most teenagers had long used pagers to keep in touch.
Each of the teenagers later said the other had done the shooting.
It is hardly shocking that teenagers at a sleepover party would engage in
  raunchy behavior.
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