youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 
Examples of youngster in a Sentence
As a youngster, he was very shy.
bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning
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Things got slightly more chaotic when Kaufman introduced a child's costume that saw a youngster walk out to set with a barrel over his body, with the controversial — and subsequently canceled — Cracker Barrel logo on it.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are set to return next year with Teoscar Hernandez in the outfield, with a need to find room for top youngster Dalton Rushing and with potential interest in acquiring a star slugger like Kyle Tucker.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Under cross-examination on Thursday, Parker’s attorney inferred that Zwerner herself could or should have taken more decisive action against the gun-wielding youngster.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
While rookies Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen have flashed, the trio of the two youngsters and Wonnum isn’t going to be enough for the home stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are set to return next year with Teoscar Hernandez in the outfield, with a need to find room for top youngster Dalton Rushing and with potential interest in acquiring a star slugger like Kyle Tucker.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Under cross-examination on Thursday, Parker’s attorney inferred that Zwerner herself could or should have taken more decisive action against the gun-wielding youngster.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
While rookies Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen have flashed, the trio of the two youngsters and Wonnum isn’t going to be enough for the home stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youngster. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər
1
: a young person : youth
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