teammate

[ teem-meyt ]
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noun
  1. a member of the same team.

Origin of teammate

1
First recorded in 1910–15; team + mate1

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How to use teammate in a sentence

  • Then he saw the faces of his own teammates and knew what they, in their frenzy, expected from him.

    The Varmint | Owen Johnson
  • Apparently, he disagreed with his teammates about some matter, for his voice rose in sharp protest.

  • Following his teammates to the dressing room, the boy showered and scrambled into street clothes.

  • Dan heard the groans of dismay from his teammates and instinctively increased the tempo of his thrashing legs.

  • He was flesh of one flesh, bone of one bone with his teammates.

    Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield

British Dictionary definitions for team-mate

team-mate

noun
  1. a fellow member of a team

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