teammate
Americannoun
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teammates
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of teammate
Explanation
If you play a game or a sport, anyone on your team is your teammate. During a game of charades, you might silently act out the title of a movie while your teammates try to guess it. All the basketball players on the Los Angeles Sparks are teammates. Doubles tennis players who play together against another pair are also teammates. You can use the word to describe someone who collaborates with you, too, like your teammates at work or a teammate on a school project. The word teammate can be traced back to the Old English team, "family, brood, or company."
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On Monday, former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira posted several tributes to his close friend and Chute Boxe Diego Lima teammate on his Instagram Story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“If he’s here,” Garrett said, “I’m going to be excited to be his teammate, his partner in crime, and I think we’re going to do great things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fever teammate Caitlin Clark, one of the WNBA’s biggest stars, did speak with reporters, for the first time since the controversy started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
"They're quick and strong, just running with them they'll outpace you," her teammate Daisy, from east Belfast, said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She was disqualified for picking a fight with a fellow teammate, so she switched her obsession to Warcross after that.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
"Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends and teammates during this devastating time," he said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
If teammates get hungry, he might be lobbied for a trip to McDonald’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In his third at-bat, Báez homered yet again, sending his dumbfounded Cardinals teammates into a frenzy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Rookie Brenen Thompson has impressed coaches and teammates so far with his raw speed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Keeley had needed four teammates to best Charles in the past June’s escape game, which was played inside the silly game maker’s even sillier new library on its opening weekend.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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