team player
noun
: someone who cares more about helping a group or team to succeed than about his or her individual success
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Drexel Hill Little League says this night every year teaches the kids to overcome adversity, be a team player, and most of all enjoy themselves, because that's what the game of baseball is all about.
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Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
There’s scoring, there’s toughness, there’s IQ, there’s team player — all those, all those things that looks like he’s exhibited.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026
Kahl credited Norris for being a team player on the CBS sked.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The historian blames lil T’s shift from team player to lone wolf.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
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Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
There’s scoring, there’s toughness, there’s IQ, there’s team player — all those, all those things that looks like he’s exhibited.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026
Kahl credited Norris for being a team player on the CBS sked.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The historian blames lil T’s shift from team player to lone wolf.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for team player
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“Team player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20player. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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