Meanings
plural A teams · alternative A-team
- hobbiesThe best of a set of teams in a single club.
The A team are playing away this Saturday.
- informalA group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team.
It looks like the A team are on duty tonight - I've never seen the hall cleared so quickly!
Synonyms: Top team, first team, varsity team
- ball gamesA country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team.
He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut.
1 more example
NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team.
Origin
From the letter "A" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + "team".
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with A team
Cite this entry
A team. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A%20team
“A team.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A%20team. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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