teammate

[teem-meyt]

noun

a member of the same team.

Origin of teammate

First recorded in 1910–15; team + mate¹

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Historical Examples of team-mate

Rushed out after the retreating enemy to avenge his team-mate, I guess.
On the Yukon Trail
Roy J. Snell
Hugh, running faster than he ever had in his life, barely managed to come in second ahead of his team-mate Murphy.
The Plastic Age
Percy Marks
She encountered her team-mate Pafflow and tried to find a speaker who was using his language.
The Cup of Fury
Rupert Hughes
In passing it is well to bear in mind that the object in view is to give the ball securely to one's team-mate.
Swimming Scientifically Taught
Frank Eugen Dalton and Louis C. Dalton
So Felipe did not meet with difficulty from that direction; nor did he have trouble in the direction of the team-mate herself.
Bred of the Desert
Marcus Horton

British Dictionary definitions for team-mate

team-mate

noun

a fellow member of a team

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Word Origin and History for team-mate

teammate

1901, from team (n.) + mate (n.).