teammate

[ teem-meyt ]

/ ˈtimˌmeɪt /

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noun

a member of the same team.

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Origin of teammate

First recorded in 1910–15; team + mate¹

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Alpha Team was killed, Faal told the FBI, while the Bravo members who were not gunned down fled.
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When he returned to the hotel he kissed his incongruous room-mate with the gentleness of a woman.
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Accordingly, she had the boys to hitch a team to a buggy and took him driving over the great estate.
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A ghostly mate would be no very pleasant bridegroom for a young lady.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Well, from what little I've seen and heard of him, he'd be a whole team if he's willing to throw in with us and take a chance.
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You had better go to him, Dolly, and bid him good bye, before he takes the team to the field.
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British Dictionary definitions for teammate

team-mate

noun

a fellow member of a team

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