teammate

noun

team·​mate ˈtēm-ˌmāt How to pronounce teammate (audio)
: a fellow member of a team

Examples of teammate in a Sentence

They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.
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Following Indiana's loss to the Aces, Clark took to social media on X and shared a short and touching message to her teammates and to the Fever fan base. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 The Predators offense runs through him — no one else on that team sets up as many scoring chances for himself or his teammates — and his league-wide peers in that regard are considerably younger next-wave players like Quinn and Luke Hughes. Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Sherfield has gone out of his way to take Bryant under his wing in part because Bryant was a college teammate of Caleb Griffin, who grew up in Sherfield’s hometown of Danville, Illinois. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 He was known as steady rather than flashy, walking away with two championships, a lasting place in Giants history, and the respect of teammates who valued his calm in chaos. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teammate

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teammate was in 1882

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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teammate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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teammate

noun
team·​mate ˈtēm-ˌmāt How to pronounce teammate (audio)
: a fellow member of a team

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