team player

noun

: someone who cares more about helping a group or team to succeed than about his or her individual success

Examples of team player in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Barcelona midfielder and Swiss national team player Sydney Schertenleib, who signed with the company toward the end of last year as a training and lifestyle ambassador, will also be working with the soccer vertical. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Gabriel joined United aged nine and he has long been seen as a future first-team player, whose ceiling could be among the very best in the world. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

At just 15, striker JJ Gabriel has shattered Manchester United academy records and was poised to become the club’s youngest first-team player in official competition Wednesday. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Little Havana native David Ruiz, a Honduran national team player who got his start at Charles Hadley Park in Allapattah, was loaned to Red Bull New York. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for team player

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer