team player
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of team player
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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“You get up at 6 or 5 or 9, or whatever it is, and you get down there and you focus and you’re a team player. Whatever is happening at home, you don’t bring it there.”
From Los Angeles Times
"I don't really focus on that," said Smith-Njigba, a team player who also does a surprising amount of blocking for a star wide receiver.
From Barron's
He always took advantage of the master’s divisive culture to be anything but a team player.
From Literature
On suggestions that he should stand as an independent in the by-election, Burnham said: "No, I wouldn't do that because I meant it when I said I am team player."
From BBC
How can you demonstrate that you’re a team player if your interviewer doesn’t specifically ask you about it?
From MarketWatch
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