crewmate

noun

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

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Her crewmates are fellow NASA spaceflyer Mike Fincke, who's the Crew-11 pilot, Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Oleg Platonov of Russia's space agency Roscosmos,. Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2025 In the meantime, Thunberg and her crewmates will continue their journey, with the eyes of supporters and detractors upon them. Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025 His crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins made even less, earning the equivalent of $168,737 and $155,373, respectively, in today's dollars. ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025 The crewmates also attempted to grow mushrooms in space and have allowed their brains to be mapped and imaged for science. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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