From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishteam-mateˈteam-mate British English, teammate /ˈtiːm-meɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable] DSPLAY A GAME OR SPORTsomeone who belongs to the same team as you He finished just ahead of his Ferrari team-mate.
Examples from the Corpus
team-mate• Alec and he became friends and team-mates.• On February 6,1958, Gregg saw many friends and team-mates die in that fateful crash which stunned the nation.• In other matches skippers Kim Barnett and Mark Benson scored centuries but were badly let down by their team-mates.• Mansell dominated from pole position and never lost the lead, finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of Williams team-mate, Riccardo Patrese.• Or quicker still, send a couple of nifty passes upfield - and you soon learn where your team-mates are. 