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teammate

noun

Definition of teammatenext
as in classmate
a person who is on the same team as someone else They have been teammates for several years. She's very popular among her teammates.

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Recent Examples of teammate He was carted off the field after seemingly hitting his head on teammate Jordan Walker’s knee. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Coutinho, 34, reunites with Neymar, his former Brazil teammate and childhood friend. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Murray was walking around and talking with teammates in the locker room afterward, but concussions are unpredictable and delicate injuries so the Vikings had no update on his status or timetable for his return. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teammate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teammate
  1. classmate
  2. colleague
  3. friend
  4. peer
Noun
  • Campbell walked with the rest of his classmates, but Reinart had to miss the ceremony.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • But Luján says his colleagues are eager to visit him in New Mexico, too, even though Republicans struggled to even field a candidate against him.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Dozens of Coxon’s colleagues in the AI industry publicly supported his statements, with some making even more dire predictions.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • Keeping up with Rådström, a former rower for the Swedish national team, was a challenge, Berg says, but the two became fast friends.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If a friend from out of town visits and is looking for true, New York-style pizza, Williamsburg Pizza is at the top of my list of recommendations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • He was thrust into the spotlight before most of his peers, because waiting is generally the smart thing to do.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers also suggested that mechanisms should be found to allow honest agents to stop cheating by their peers, not merely to call it out on the message board.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of peer

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“Teammate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teammate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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