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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In positioning Mollestad as an exploratory team player, its six tracks reveal her chops well beyond that of a showboating virtuoso. Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026 Drexel Hill Little League says this night every year teaches the kids to overcome adversity, be a team player, and most of all enjoy themselves, because that's what the game of baseball is all about. Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 There’s scoring, there’s toughness, there’s IQ, there’s team player — all those, all those things that looks like he’s exhibited. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2026 Kahl credited Norris for being a team player on the CBS sked. Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026 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 1 May. 2026.

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