home team

noun

The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to their opponents, the visiting team.

“Let's have a round of applause for the home team, as these quarterly production numbers are a big win.”

Opposite
away teamvisitor teamvisitor
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Meanings

nounhome team (plural home teams)

plural home teams

  1. idiomatichobbiesThe team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to their opponents, the visiting team.

    The home team really pulled off a surprise in the bottom of the ninth. It made for some really exciting baseball for all these lucky fans out here today.

    Antonyms: away team, visitor team, visitor

  2. figurativelyidiomaticThe ingroup (in whatever context).

    Let's have a round of applause for the home team, as these quarterly production numbers are a big win.

    1 more example

    Dang, I wish she played for the home team, because I would love to date her. [Said by one straight person to another in reference to a gay person.]

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to their opponents, the visiting team.

Opposite
away teamvisitor teamvisitor
Also see
home side

Translations

Dutch thuisploeg
  • thuisploegteam playing in its home territory or field
Finnish kotijoukkue
  • kotijoukkueteam playing in its home territory or field
French équipe locale
  • équipe localeteam playing in its home territory or field
German Heimmannschaft
  • Heimmannschaftteam playing in its home territory or field
Greek γηπεδούχος
  • γηπεδούχος (gipedoúchos)team playing in its home territory or field
Polish drużyna gospodarzy
  • drużyna gospodarzyteam playing in its home territory or field
Portuguese equipa da casa, mandante
  • equipa da casateam playing in its home territory or field
  • mandanteteam playing in its home territory or field
Russian кома́нда хозяев
  • кома́нда хозяев (kománda xozjajev)team playing in its home territory or field
Swedish hemmalag
  • hemmalagteam playing in its home territory or field
Cite this entry
APA

home team. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20team

MLA

“home team.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20team. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home team,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20team.

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