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

The umpires deliberated, then crew chief Chris Guccione spoke separately with Blue Jays manager John Schneider and Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

The umpire crew, led by crew chief Chris Guccione, met and talked with both managers. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

There were separate conversations with both managers before conferring with MLB's replay center for a rules check on what crew chief Chris Guccione said was a timing play and not a force play. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Merzel tossed him and Sale said something to crew chief Dan Bellino as the two talked near the dugout rail. — Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 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