thirteener

English

Alternative forms

• 13er

Etymology

From thirteen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɜː(ɹ)ˈtiːnə(ɹ)/

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Noun

thirteener (plural thirteeners)

1. (dated) A coin worth thirteenpence.
2. (US, climbing) A mountain rising to more than 13,000 feet above mean sea level.

   Coordinate terms: twelver, fourteener

3. (dated, sometimes capitalized) A member of the 13th Gen; a Gen-Xer.
   • 1991, William Strauss, Neil Howe, Generations, Quill, →ISBN, page 352:

     Boomers played cassettes in their cars and popularized FM radio. Thirteeners love their compact disks. Today's electronics industry is abuzz with talk of the new digital technology that awaits Millennial teenagers.

Related terms

• fourteener