tag team

American

noun

Professional Wrestling.

a team of two wrestlers who compete one at a time against either member of another such team, the wrestlers in the ring changing places with those outside by tagging them.

Etymology

Origin of tag team

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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He has also won eight WWF tag team titles and also has wrestled as Cactus Jack, Dude Love and under his own name.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

India says that the 2030 Commonwealth Games will be a "full-fledged" multisport event, including disciplines it hopes to push into the Olympic programme, such as tag team sports kabaddi and kho kho.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The task facing Starmer - the second strand of the European tag team of leaders to visit Washington, after President Emmanuel Macron on Monday - is to attempt to mould President Donald Trump's position.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

But Daniel Gafford didn’t have his regular tag team partner as a rim protector at center, and the Wolves shot a series-best 53% from the field.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

“Hold up. We? That’s why you begged me to come to this party? So you can have a tag team partner?”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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