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

Mosh and Thrasher were, surprisingly, only one-time tag team champions during their careers with the company. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Takahashi referred to their tag team as Bakusai, which was trademarked by WWE in June. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The Jets are hoping Allen, along with Hall, can form a tag team in the backfield. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 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