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
Umpire crew chief Paul Nauert signaled for the tarp at 10:40 p.m.
—
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Earnhardt, who won NASCAR’s most-popular driver award 15 times, made a pit stop from his day job as team owner at JR Motorsports with normal crew chief Mardy Lindley suspended one race because of a lug-nut infraction this month at Nashville.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Earnhardt will replace regular crew chief Mardy Lindley, who was suspended by Nascar for missing a pair of lug nuts following a race at Nashville.
Earnhardt, who is currently in an analyst role for Nascar on Prime Video, will be pulling double duty this weekend.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The latest task checked off by crew chief Dan Moeller and his team of dedicated workers was changing out the clay on the infield at Steinbrenner Field.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crew chief
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Earnhardt, who won NASCAR’s most-popular driver award 15 times, made a pit stop from his day job as team owner at JR Motorsports with normal crew chief Mardy Lindley suspended one race because of a lug-nut infraction this month at Nashville.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Earnhardt will replace regular crew chief Mardy Lindley, who was suspended by Nascar for missing a pair of lug nuts following a race at Nashville.
Earnhardt, who is currently in an analyst role for Nascar on Prime Video, will be pulling double duty this weekend.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The latest task checked off by crew chief Dan Moeller and his team of dedicated workers was changing out the clay on the infield at Steinbrenner Field.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crew chief
Cite this Entry
“Crew chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20chief. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share