team player
Americannoun
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team players
plural
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Etymology
Origin of team player
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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PE teacher Mark Leadon said Kane was a "real team player" and "wasn't one to keep the ball if a pass was on"
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He’s always been the ultimate team player, so if the Dodgers asked his permission to shut him down, he would agree, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
And on a Spectator podcast on Tuesday, he had said another senior party figure, Zia Yusuf, needed to become a team player and should not act "like a child" in politics.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
And, to his left, Alexi Lalas, the red-maned former U.S. men’s national team player who’s forever stirred a Cosell-style fury among critics and fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Give it a leave of absence. team player.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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