crewmate

noun

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

Examples of crewmate in a Sentence

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The Shenzhou 21 crewmates were relieved by the three astronauts of the Shenzhou 23 mission, which launched to Tiangong on May 24. Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 May 2026 Maintaining an appropriate level of engagement with the spacecraft, with the control team, and with your crewmates. David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026 Chris Ferguson, who flew as the pilot of Tanner’s last mission, STS-115, and who was inducted in 2022, honored his former crewmate similarly. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026 Once hatches are opened, the spacecraft will be unloaded by Crew 12 commander Jessica Meir and her three crewmates, pilot Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. William Harwood, CBS News, 15 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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