crew member
113
2.4
- noun
- /kruː ˈmɛmbər/
:
tripulante
- During the training exercise, each crew member practiced their emergency procedures.
- passengers and crew members
- flight crew members
- captain and crew members
Rob as a male crew member doesn't survive.
- Rob as a male crew member doesn't survive.
- Be polite and respectful and grateful to every crew member and cast member.
- But you're dealing with hundreds of crew members.
- These were given to the elite stormtrooper and artillery crew members.
- And then I wanted to work as an ambulance crew member because I thought, you know, giving back.
- And he, the commander of the submarine, kind of said one day, according to one of his crew members, this is it, this is it.
Examples
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Our first challenge was finding 30 qualified crew members able to cope with the stress of prolonged confinement.
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Ann and Mary were the only crew members to keep their wits.
Fiction book (1995) -
Will the correct crew member please raise their hand?
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And then I wanted to work as an ambulance crew member because I thought, you know, giving back.
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All crew members to their stations.
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During the investigation, crew members maintained the plants and captured still images of plant growth.
Academic text (2007) -
An estimated 19 ships and more than 300 crew members are still being held by pirates.
Academic text (2009) -
A total of 260 passengers and 14 crew members were on the New York to Hong Kong flight.
Academic text (2013) -
Medical staff are more likely than aviation crew members to deny the effects of stress and fatigue.
Academic text (2001) -
There'll be no loud, aggressive behavior, which might disturb another guest, or crew member.
Synonyms
47
3.2
A person who works with others on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
10
3.2
A person who works with others on a ship or plane
10
2.8
A person who works with others on the same ship, plane, or spacecraft
A woman who works with others on a ship, plane, or film set
Antonyms
How Senior
34
3.6
611
1.1
- Specialized
1
4.2
113
2.4
99
2.4
50
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is part of a group working together' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'crew' (a group working together) with 'member' (a person in a group). This simple compositional noun-noun pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Crew member comes from life on ships: a crew is a group of sailors and each person is a member with a job on deck, so the phrase now means 'a person who is part of a group working together'.