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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The national team player posted images on Instagram showcasing the distinctive headphones, featuring large, flat earcups, unique tubular telescoping arms, and an all-new pale pink finish.
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Few players are driven to club soccer practice by a national team player.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Living in Kvaratskhelia’s old quarters when The Athletic visited was then-second team player Raul Baratelia, also a winger, and also from Samegrelo.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
For an ordinary schoolkid on a baseball diamond, having aretê might amount to paying attention, being a team player, and trying hard.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
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David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Few players are driven to club soccer practice by a national team player.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Living in Kvaratskhelia’s old quarters when The Athletic visited was then-second team player Raul Baratelia, also a winger, and also from Samegrelo.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
For an ordinary schoolkid on a baseball diamond, having aretê might amount to paying attention, being a team player, and trying hard.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
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“Team player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20player. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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