A team
noun/ˈeɪ ˌtiːm/
Etymology From the letter "A" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + "team".
1
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The best of a set of teams in a single club.
- The A team are playing away this Saturday.
2
Informal A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team.
- It looks like the A team are on duty tonight - I've never seen the hall cleared so quickly!
3
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team.
- He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut.
- NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week.
- Synonyms
- Top team, first team, varsity team
- Antonyms
- B team, second team, junior varsity team
- Derived terms
- A teamer
- Hypernyms
- Team
- Hyponyms
- A-teamer