teammate
Americannoun
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."
Example Sentences
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And horses have also played a helping hand in teammate Ella Lloyd's success.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Insight from former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and one-time teammate David Beckham, as well as a gripping soundtrack from one half of 1990s dance music legends Orbital, make it a compelling watch.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
According to Richard Spence, vice president and general manager for Asia-Pacific, Devin isn’t meant to replace engineers, but serve as a teammate that can automate work they don’t enjoy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Allen was “a godly person” who never cursed or shared his political views at the time, a former teammate told The Times, but he was also “very competitive.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
It would be a relay-style toad race today, with each toad hopping 131 toadstools before passing a baton to their teammate.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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