crew chief

noun

: one who is in charge of a crew of workers
especially : a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew

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On top of the crew chiefs being ejected, the teams will also lose pit-stall selection for the AdventHealth 400. Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025 The helicopter had no passengers, but two pilots and a crew chief were on board, two U.S. officials said. Phil Helsel, NBC news, 3 May 2025 No foul was called, but the crew chief for the game, David Guthrie, later acknowledged that a foul occurred. Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 With a new crew chief in Charles Denike, expectations are high at 23XI. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crew chief

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crew chief was in 1926

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“Crew chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20chief. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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