team player
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of team player
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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And since Glover, a team player, was not the first person to serve on an ISS expedition or reach the moon, but instead the first Black person to do so, “I don’t think he really wanted to emphasize ‘I’m the first,’” Holder added.
From Los Angeles Times
The BBC's media editor, Katie Razzall, recently wrote that people inside Google "have only good things to say about Brittin, as an inspirational leader and a great team player".
From BBC
I've spoken to people inside Google who have only good things to say about Brittin, as an inspirational leader and a great team player.
From BBC
He’s a team player, happy to help receptionist P.J.
From Los Angeles Times
“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
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