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

“I’m just glad everyone is here to support him.... Ultimate competitor, ultimate team player. He’s going to overcome it, and we’re all going to be here for him.”

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“Gutfeld!” is a team player who gets them.

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Team player!—are the same ones she’s been trying to put to work at CZI, the philanthropic mission she and Zuckerberg launched a decade ago.

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Dyche was on the books of Forest as a youth team player in the late 1980s, while Brian Clough was manager, but never made a first-team appearance.

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Dyche was on the books of Forest as a youth team player in the late 1980s while Brian Clough was manager, but never made a first-team appearance.

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Related Words

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