Definition of teammate
:a fellow member of a team
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Examples of teammate in a Sentence
They have been teammates for several years.
She's very popular among her teammates.
Recent Examples of teammate from the Web
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Kelter and her U.S. teammates lost to France 31-23 in Saturday's bronze-medal match in Belfast, Ireland.
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Thorne said his new teammates eased his first-game butterflies.
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His versatility - and tenacity - isn't something lost on his teammates.
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That’s part of the reason Mahomes’ father, Patrick Mahomes Sr. — an 11-year big-league veteran and former teammate of Hawkins’ — named Hawkins Patrick’s godfather.
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Shanahan was a 22-year-old receiver at the time, one day from joining his University of Texas teammates for his senior season.
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His teammates see that too and respond with Justin.
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Tanner Westwood and his Waubonsie Valley teammates know they are viewed with high regard in many quarters across the state.
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One of Pitts' teammates at Goucher was Bakari Ward, a graduate of Arundel High who was a two-time conference player of the year in college.
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First Known Use of teammate
1882
TEAMMATE Defined for English Language Learners
teammate
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Definition of teammate for English Language Learners
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: a person who is on the same team as someone else
TEAMMATE Defined for Kids
teammate
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team·mate
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Definition of teammate for Students
:a person who belongs to the same team as someone else
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