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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Jade Cargill's Comeback Cargill had been riding a wave of momentum during her WWE run, even capturing tag team gold with Bianca Belair. Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 The North Carolina native spent the rest of his career on professional wrestling’s independent circuit, mostly as a tag team wrestler. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 That said, Jassi seems down for the tag team, and oohed and aahed appropriately at the reveal that — drumroll, please — Gizelle is dating. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025 Despite Reigns imploring them to stay out of the Australian Street Fight, the iconic tag team would come into the ring to offer some support. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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