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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Mark Hughes and former Nascar crew chief Ernie Cope also joined the ownership group. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for crew chief

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Jul. 2025.

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