Used in a Sentence

youngster

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for youngster.

Editorial note

If a youngster is serious about becoming a professional footballer, he/she joins these academies.

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Quick take

A young person.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A young person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for youngster.

Example sentences

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If a youngster is serious about becoming a professional footballer, he/she joins these academies.

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That said, I do wonder what the success rate of the youngster is.

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This youngster should be evaluated relative to other privileged youth, not the average American child.

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Enlighten me, youngster how is that accomplished without breaking the warranty of the device?

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I had Soleri's book as a youngster in the 70s, and I was quite influenced by his ideas.

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Either it's their age (youngster, lol) or unwillingness to wake up and smell the hummus, I don't know.

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Even now I am still unsure of what kind of advice to give a smart but demotivated youngster.

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I could never finish 20,000 Leagues under the Sea despite being immensely interested in the story as a youngster.

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One day, you're not going to be the hip youngster anymore.

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Plus much of that unrolled on TV (the funeral I remember sitting in front of a TV watching as a youngster).

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When I was a youngster, being Canadian meant that Incould travel anywhere and be fine.

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I'm 24, so I'm not much of a youngster, but I've used youtube as my sole media entertainment site since 2008.

Quote examples

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I am a "youngster" and I wouldn't mind a 60-years old developer around.

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..." Watching stuff on youtube for me is really like taping radio as a youngster.

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In fact, I started hearing of all of those OSes fairly recently too, but I still see myself as a "youngster" in programming world, and thus I thought those technologies were more well known at that time.

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I'm waiting for the day that explanations of phreaking exploits start with an explanation of things like land-line phones and payphones and what they are and how they work (and then for some youngster to come ask me a questions like "you had to pay, money, for a phone call?").

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use youngster in a sentence?

If a youngster is serious about becoming a professional footballer, he/she joins these academies.

What does youngster mean?

A young person.

What part of speech is youngster?

youngster is commonly used as noun.