crewmember
noun
crew·mem·ber
ˈkrü-ˌmem-bər 
variants
or less commonly crew member
plural crewmembers also crew members
: a person who is part of a crew and especially a crew of a ship or aircraft
I'll know pretty quickly if I'm able to get along with a new crewmember or not, and if that person will be able to get along with the rest of the crew.—
Sail
SailA crewmember aboard a fishing vessel was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Cape Cod Hospital Tuesday.—Karen Jeffrey
Karen JeffreyExamples of crewmember in a Sentence
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Video showed almost a dozen crewmembers approaching the car in the water at one point.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Wiseman was visibly choked up, and the four crewmembers stood to hug on stage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
What an astronaut needs to know depends on the mission and skills the other crewmembers possess, Massimino says.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Todd Meadows, a crewmember on the Aleutian Lady on Discovery Channel series The Deadliest Catch, died while filming the show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to weapons, crewmembers had bulletproof vests, rifle scopes and camouflage fatigues, Cuba officials said in a statement.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor two fallen Department of Public Safety crewmembers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Wiseman was visibly choked up, and the four crewmembers stood to hug on stage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
What an astronaut needs to know depends on the mission and skills the other crewmembers possess, Massimino says.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Todd Meadows, a crewmember on the Aleutian Lady on Discovery Channel series The Deadliest Catch, died while filming the show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition to weapons, crewmembers had bulletproof vests, rifle scopes and camouflage fatigues, Cuba officials said in a statement.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor two fallen Department of Public Safety crewmembers.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Crewmember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewmember. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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