crewman

noun

crew·​man ˈkrü-mən How to pronounce crewman (audio)
: a member of a crew

Examples of crewman in a Sentence

Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
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Boyer did his share of farm work and also took on odd jobs around town — jackhammer operator, cement crewman, trainer of hunting dogs. Matt Barrows, New York Times, 18 June 2025 Twenty-three crewmen suffered radiation poisoning, and one died that year; many in the country were reluctant to buy seafood, fearing contamination. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 Spielberg skipped the final day of shooting and was afraid disgruntled crewmen would throw him in the water. Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 June 2025 That night at the pub, Buck and Bucky get into it with some RAF crewmen. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crewman

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crewman was circa 1927

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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewman. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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crewman

noun
crew·​man ˈkrü-mən How to pronounce crewman (audio)
: a member of a crew

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