team player
noun
Definition of team player
: someone who cares more about helping a group or team to succeed than about his or her individual success
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teamplay
: a number of persons associated together in work or activity: such as
: a group on one side (as in football or a debate)
: crew, gang
: of or performed by a team
: marked by devotion to teamwork rather than individual achievement
: to yoke or join in a team
: to put together in a coordinated ensemble
: to convey or haul with a team
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playerplay
: one that plays: such as
: a person who plays a game
: musician
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