tag team

noun

1

: a team of two or more professional wrestlers who spell each other during a match

2

: two or more people working in association toward the same goal

—usually hyphenated when used before another noun

Examples of tag team in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tag team has led to the band’s best collection where super sharp hooks meet ugly, glorious crescendos and curious arrangements. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

The Usos had been positioned as one of Raw's most prominent tag teams heading into WrestleMania season, making the loss a notable shift in the landscape of the tag team division. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

The final card between the tag team of Miu Watanabe/Suzume and Mizuki/Uta Takami was a prime example of joshi's dedication to combat and Japanese pop culture. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026

Harwood and Wheeler won the tag team championships. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

tag entry 4

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tag team

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream