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
SailA crewmember aboard a fishing vessel was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Cape Cod Hospital Tuesday.—Karen Jeffrey
Karen JeffreyExamples of crewmember in a Sentence
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On board were 123 passengers and nine crewmembers.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Any person who assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with airline crewmembers can face criminal charges and civil penalties costing up to $3,658 per violation, the statement read.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The plane was carrying 48 passengers and six crewmembers.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Federal regulations require passengers to follow crewmember instructions aboard aircraft.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The vessels caught fire in waters off the coast of Iraq, near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crewmember dead while the other 38 were rescued, according to multiple reports.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2026
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Any person who assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with airline crewmembers can face criminal charges and civil penalties costing up to $3,658 per violation, the statement read.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The plane was carrying 48 passengers and six crewmembers.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Federal regulations require passengers to follow crewmember instructions aboard aircraft.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
The vessels caught fire in waters off the coast of Iraq, near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crewmember dead while the other 38 were rescued, according to multiple reports.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Crewmember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewmember. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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