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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How to use teammate in a sentence

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
Rushed out after the retreating enemy to avenge his team-mate, I guess.
On the Yukon Trail|Roy J. Snell
The other members of the team can help their team mate, whose turn it is, by suggesting other countries.
School, Church, and Home Games|George O. Draper
All the Number 5's go to the blackboard and write their words directly after those written by their previous team mate.
School, Church, and Home Games|George O. Draper

His team mate and the three other mules tethered nearest to him had vanished.
Jim|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for teammate

team-mate

noun

a fellow member of a team

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