teammate

noun

team·​mate ˈtēm-ˌmāt How to pronounce teammate (audio)
: a fellow member of a team

Examples of teammate in a Sentence

They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.
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Unlike a lot of his teammates, Dobbins has playoff experience. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 Hours after the win, a live broadcast from midfielder Enzo Fernandez’s Instagram page showed the Chelsea midfielder and several of his teammates singing a racist chant against members of the France national team. Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 Of those 171, there are only two pairs of teammates: Charlie Frye and Bruce Gradkowski with the 2009 Raiders and Moon and Cody Carlson with the 1993 Oilers. Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 28 Dec. 2024 Lamb joined a growing list of teammates that also had their 2024 seasons cut short to injury: Dak Prescott, Zack Martin, DeMarcus Lawrence ,and Trevon Diggs. Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teammate 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teammate was in 1882

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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teammate. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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teammate

noun
team·​mate ˈtēm-ˌmāt How to pronounce teammate (audio)
: a fellow member of a team
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