crew person

noun

variants or less commonly crewperson
plural crew people also crew persons or crewpersons or crewpeople
: a member of a group of workers : a person who is part of a crew
… he thanked the fans and the crew people who put the show together.Allison Ballard
… as many as 20 sailboats and more than 40 crewpersons and skippers.Sue DeWerff
With several hundred crewpeople on the ferries, adjustments add up to a lot of changes.Walt Elliott

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crew person was in 1984

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“Crew person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20person. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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