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

Examples of crew chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Four Grucci employees, led by a young crew chief named Alyson, were ending their workday by test-firing one last hand grenade and one last groundburst simulator. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Home plate umpire and crew chief Doug Eddings issued the hooks after José Caballero was caught stealing second on a bang-bang, strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

Vance, the line crew chief for Fort Collins Light and Power, and his wife are from northeast Colorado, near Fort Morgan. — Andrea Steffes-Tuttle, Denver Post, 12 June 2026

There's the wreck that, for just a few seconds, had NASCAR fans (and drivers, and crew chiefs, and announcers) on edge yesterday at Michigan. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crew chief

• belief
• broadleaf
• debrief
• flyleaf
• khalif
• kharif
• longleaf
• massif
• motif
• relief
• saif
• serif