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teammate
What does teammate mean?
teammate (noun): a fellow member of a team.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use teammate in a sentence?
- Pass the ball to your teammate. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does teammate come from?
From team + -mate.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “teammate” mean?
a fellow member of a team
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