teammate

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/ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/

noun

One who is on the same team.

“Pass the ball to your teammate.”

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Meanings

nounteammate (plural teammates)

plural teammates

  1. One who is on the same team.

    Pass the ball to your teammate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna fellow member of a team

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Origin

  1. Englishteam
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  5. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  6. Proto-Germanic*matjô
  7. Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
  8. Old Saxongimato
  9. Middle Low Germanmate
  10. Middle Englishmate
  11. Englishmate
  12. Englishteammate

From team + -mate.

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Translations

Bulgarian съотборник
  • съотборник (săotbornik)one who is on the same team
Chinese Mandarin 隊友 /队友
  • 隊友 /队友 (duìyǒu)one who is on the same team
Danish holdkammerat
  • holdkammeratone who is on the same team
Dutch ploeggenoot, teammaat
  • ploeggenootone who is on the same team
  • teammaatone who is on the same team
Esperanto teamano
  • teamanoone who is on the same team
Finnish joukkuetoveri, tallikaveri
  • joukkuetoverione who is on the same team
  • tallikaverione who is on the same team
French coéquipier, coéquipière
  • coéquipierone who is on the same team
  • coéquipièreone who is on the same team
German Teamkollege, Teamkollegin
  • Teamkollegeone who is on the same team
  • Teamkolleginone who is on the same team
  • Mannschaftskameradone who is on the same team
  • Mannschaftskameradinone who is on the same team
Greek συμπαίκτης, συμπαίκτρια
  • συμπαίκτης (sympaíktis)one who is on the same team
  • συμπαίκτρια (sympaíktria)one who is on the same team
Hungarian csapattárs
  • csapattársone who is on the same team
Italian compagno di squadra, compagna di squadra
  • compagno di squadraone who is on the same team
  • compagna di squadraone who is on the same team
Japanese チームメイト
  • チームメイト (chīmumeito)one who is on the same team
Korean 팀메이트
  • 팀메이트 (timmeiteu)one who is on the same team
Māori hoakapa
  • hoakapaone who is on the same team
Norwegian Bokmål lagkamerat
  • lagkameratone who is on the same team
Polish kolega z drużyny
  • kolega z drużynyone who is on the same team
Spanish compañero (de equipo), equipero
  • compañero (de equipo)one who is on the same team
  • equiperoone who is on the same team
Swedish lagkamrat
  • lagkamratone who is on the same team
Turkish ekip arkadaşı, takım arkadaşı
  • ekip arkadaşıone who is on the same team
  • takım arkadaşıone who is on the same team
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“teammate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teammate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teammate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teammate.

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