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

When the union agreed to the current deal, the executive subcommittee voted against it but team player representatives voted 26-4 in favor for an overall 26-12 approval. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Being a team player is part of the reason peptides have found popularity—and why that’s unlikely to wane anytime soon. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Alexander Skarsgård really is yearnable Skarsgård was a dream to work with, according to Rubano, and a total team player—resilient and zen in the makeup chair with a great sense of humor. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Green was a four-time All-Pro member, making the esteemed list as a first-team honoree in 1966 and 1967 and as a second-team player in 1968 and 1969. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for team player

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