teammate

[ teem-meyt ]

/ ˈtimˌmeɪt /

noun

a member of the same team.

Nearby words

team spirit, team up with, team-mate, team-teach, teamer, teammate, teamster, teamsters union, teamwork, teaneck, teapot

Origin of teammate

First recorded in 1910–15; team + mate¹

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Examples from the Web for team-mate

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
Something broke and the nigh leader swung around until he was at right angles with his team-mate.
Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm|Alice B. Emerson
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
You stay here, directed Joe, who had thought out a way of smuggling his team-mate into the hotel, while I go on and fix things up.
Baseball Joe on the Giants|Lester Chadwick

She encountered her team-mate Pafflow and tried to find a speaker who was using his language.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for team-mate

team-mate

noun

a fellow member of a team

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