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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Hanson garnered a reputation as a great team player, an all-around hustler, and someone with valuable connections to illicit drugs that would help players through pain.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
McComb’s willingness to do whatever is asked as a scout team player is certainly appreciated by safety Lyrik Rawls.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Springer is an unselfish, and true team player.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Aston Villa Having only signed one first-team player and losing Jacob Ramsey, Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio and Axel Disasi (the latter three were there on loan) from last season’s squad, and with Leon Bailey seemingly off to Roma, Villa should be higher on the list in theory.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
McComb’s willingness to do whatever is asked as a scout team player is certainly appreciated by safety Lyrik Rawls.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Springer is an unselfish, and true team player.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Aston Villa Having only signed one first-team player and losing Jacob Ramsey, Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio and Axel Disasi (the latter three were there on loan) from last season’s squad, and with Leon Bailey seemingly off to Roma, Villa should be higher on the list in theory.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Team player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20player. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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