team player

noun

1. a person who willingly works in cooperation with others.

Word History and Origins

Origin of team player¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

“Kathy is so sweet and so kind and such a team player and collaborator that it helps to sort of stop that voice in your head from going like ‘It’s Kathy Bates!’ every time it’s a scene with her.”

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Although she added: "I think there are some things like turning up on time, understanding responsibilities, completing tasks, being a team player and communicate will always be a part of what a work force is."

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Although she is initially seen as a schemer, her martial arts background comes in handy as she proves herself to be a reliable team player.

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It’s the same mask Black people, and specifically Black men, have long been forced to wear to conceal their true emotions, lest they risk being unfairly judged to be uppity, angry, hostile, difficult, not a “team player,” arrogant, aloof, dangerous, violent.

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If the U.S. had lost its identity, had lost its way, by the end of the Nations League, the absences of veterans Yunus Musah, Gio Reyna, Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie this summer gave Pochettino an unexpected opportunity to redefine what it meant to be a national team player.

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Related Words

• athlete 
• competitor 
• member 
• opponent 
• participant 
• pro 
• professional 
• rookie