teammate

noun

team·​mate ˈtēm-ˌmāt How to pronounce teammate (audio)
Synonyms of teammatenext
: 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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The $1 billion Club World Cup kicks off Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium with Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates facing Egyptian power Al Ahly. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025 Michael Jordan inspired fear and resentment in his teammates and won six championships. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 8 June 2025 Bregman tried to rally his teammates by heading into the clubhouse and returning to the dugout with a clean shave. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025 Just a week after sprinting out of the dugout and colliding with his teammate rounding third to potentially score the winning run in a Triple-A game in Reno, Nevada, Ildemaro Vargas found himself in the batter’s box representing the lead run in a wild game. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for teammate

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teammate was in 1882

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teamman
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team of four
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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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