teammate meaning

Definition of teammate

1. a fellow member of a team
   • it was his first start against his former teammates

   Synonyms: mate

   Type of: associate

teammate in a sentence

• They cheered for their teammate.
• He backheeled the ball to his teammate.
• Gustavo's soccer teammates congratulated him on his goal.
• What do you think about your new teammate?
• Bruno immediately told the news to his teammates.

How to pronounce teammate

teammate is pronounced /ˈtimeɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with teammate

• cremate