Youngster

Definitions

A young person.

Equivalents

Examples

“As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point⟳ of exhaustion, prepared to give⟳ over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help⟳, and he stripped off his tunic at once.”

“‘Cook-housekeeper jobs don’t grow⟳ on trees,’ went on the woman, ‘leastways not where you can keep⟳ a youngster with you.’ [...] ‘Do you mean⟳,’ stammered Jess, ‘that you are . . .?’ ‘Cook-housekeeper,’ the woman nodded. ‘Aren’t I telling you? It’s all confirmed!’ ‘And the youngster – me?’ asked Jessamy. ‘Well, whoever else you silly child!’ said the housekeeper, smiling.”

““Besides,” she says, looking possessively at her class of Chinese youngsters, “can you imagine⟳ these children going to an ordinary school?””

“In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge⟳, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see⟳ referee Stark wave⟳ away Montenegro's appeals.”

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