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

No injuries were reported among 131 passengers and five crewmembers on board DAL2351 or the 176 passengers and six crewmembers on board AAL3161. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

The vessel's forward view was obstructed by a deckhouse and crane, and no crewmember had been assigned to serve as a lookout, officials said. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

After the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during take off, killing all seven crewmembers on board, a lighthearted movie about five kids accidentally heading into orbit suddenly seemed rather less appealing. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 27 June 2026

So what if some of the new crewmembers introduced in the previous movie don’t have much to do this time around? — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crewmember

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