crewman

noun

crew·​man ˈkrü-mən 

: a member of a crew

Examples of crewman in a Sentence

Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two crewmen were on the barge, but neither was assigned as a lookout, according to the charging document. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Gregory served as a crewman on the Wizard, owned and operated by Keith, from 2018 to 2022. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The acclaimed author of The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf brings erudition and flair to Forster’s peripatetic career as teenaged crewman on Captain Cook’s global voyage. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Once in El Salvador, the crewmen of the Negra Francisca say, they were questioned and denied any involvement with drug trafficking. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crewman

• crewmen
• cumin
• human
• lumen
• numen
• rumen
• suman
• acumen
• albumen
• albumin
• bitumen
• cerumen

Kids Definition

crewman

noun

crew·​man ˈkrü-mən 

: a member of a crew