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 attributively

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For that reason, his ten-man tag team match will now be an unsanctioned, Lights Out Steel Cage match. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Patterson enjoys being a tag team with the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Couch. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Jelly Roll and his tag team partner, WWE superstar Randy Orton, appeared on a recent episode of ESPN’s Get Up. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025 Heyman set up a tag team main event between the Vision (Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed) and the team of CM Punk and LA Knight. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tag team

Word History

Etymology

tag entry 4

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tag team was in 1952

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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

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