crewmember

noun

crew·​mem·​ber ˈkrü-ˌmem-bər 

variants or less commonly crew member

plural crewmembers also crew members

: a person who is part of a crew and especially a crew of a ship or aircraft

I'll know pretty quickly if I'm able to get along with a new crewmember or not, and if that person will be able to get along with the rest of the crew.

—Sail

A crewmember aboard a fishing vessel was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Cape Cod Hospital Tuesday.

—Karen Jeffrey

Examples of crewmember in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There, all 151 passengers and six crewmembers were evacuated while a bomb squad inspected the aircraft, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office said in a statement. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Video from the Coast Guard shows a crewmember rappelling from the helicopter before the man was hoisted. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

At first, crewmembers were able to call home to Pakistan once a week for five minutes. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

In You Can See Everything, glimpses of crewmembers and equipment serve to heighten the immediacy. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crewmember

• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• november
• remember
• september
• ember
• member