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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Punk has been called out before for not being a team player and focusing only on himself.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
No interceptions in 16 career games but was scout team player of the week and could see snaps if Stout is out.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Having a significant injury at such a critical juncture of a player’s career can destroy their chances of making it as a first-team player.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
No interceptions in 16 career games but was scout team player of the week and could see snaps if Stout is out.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Having a significant injury at such a critical juncture of a player’s career can destroy their chances of making it as a first-team player.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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 26 Nov. 2025.
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