crewmate

noun

crew·​mate ˈkrü-ˌmāt How to pronounce crewmate (audio)
Synonyms of crewmatenext
: a fellow crewman

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Her crewmate on Boeing's troubled Starliner test flight, Butch Wilmore, left NASA last summer. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Williams joined her crewmate from the Starliner mission, Butch Wilmore, in retirement. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026 But one of the four crewmates experienced a medical issue in orbit last week, prompting NASA to cut the mission short by five weeks or so. Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2026 If a Soyuz or Crew Dragon flyer gets sick or is seriously injured aboard the station, that person is joined by all of his or her crewmates for the flight back to Earth. William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crewmate

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crewmate was in 1938

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“Crewmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewmate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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