crewmate

noun

crew·​mate ˈkrü-ˌmāt 

: a fellow crewman

Examples of crewmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glover launched aboard Orion on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on April 1 with three crewmates — Wiseman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Wiseman called the mission an emotional journey that gave him and his crewmates a new perspective on what matters most. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The flames from one explosion also burned the upper half of another crewmate’s back, according to the crew’s attorney Jorge Chiriboga Dávalos, who shared photos of the injuries. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Rapp and his crewmate, Suzanne Driscoll, hoisted a lobster trap marked by a bobbing buoy from the Casco Bay. — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above