team player
Americannoun
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team players
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of team player
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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United States women's national team player Savannah DeMelo is suing a hospital and two doctors after she suffered a heart attack on the pitch last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
See this as an opportunity to show management that you are a team player and exceeding expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Seehorn is the ultimate professional: pleasant, quick to credit her colleagues, a team player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Because of how much we’ve struggled at that position, a lot of pressure was put on him,” former national team player and Fox analyst Stu Holden said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
There she went again already, not thinking like a team player.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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