crewman

noun

crew·​man ˈkrü-mən How to pronounce crewman (audio)
: a member of a crew

Examples of crewman in a Sentence

Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
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Neal ordered the crewmen to grab their parachutes and jump. Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025 While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Among those saved were two Korean babies born on board, and the last surviving American crewman, all set to join this year’s event. Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025 That's when a crewman on the Kinei Maru, a Japanese fishing vessel, spotted the white hull of the Cairo III. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crewman

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crewman was circa 1927

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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewman. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.

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crewman

noun
crew·​man ˈkrü-mən How to pronounce crewman (audio)
: a member of a crew

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