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teammate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun teammate has 1 sense
- teammate(n = noun.person) mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates" is a kind of associate
THESAURUS
teammate
ace, amigo, associate, bedfellow, bedmate, benchfellow, birthmate, bosom buddy, buddy, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, camarade, chamberfellow, chum, classmate, clubmate, co-worker, colleague, comate, companion, company, compeer, comrade, confrere, consociate, consort, copartner, copemate, copesmate, couchmate, cradlemate, crony, cupmate, fellow, fellow student, fellow worker, general partner, girl friend, gossip, jailmate, mate, messmate, old crony, pal, pard, pardner, partner, pewmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolfellow, schoolmate, secret partner, shelfmate, shipmate, shopmate, side partner, sidekick, sidekicker, silent partner, sleeping partner, special partner, tablemate, tentmate, watchmate, waymate, workfellow, yokefellow, yokemate
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