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crewmate

crewmate

10 2.8
A person who works with others on the same ship, plane, or spacecraft
  • noun
  • /ˈkruːmeɪt/
translation icon : compañero de tripulación
  • Then they tried to convince my crewmates, as individuals, that it was in our best interest to surrender.

And at some point in their life, they decide that they want to rejoin their crewmates.

Examples

  • Anna eyed Sandy Magnus, a fellow Illinoisan and STS-135 mission specialist, standing with her crewmates Doug Hurley and Rex Walheim.

    Blog text (18)
  • As this went on, Stephen looked over his crewmates.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Victor was my my crewmate and I look around and there was just three of us instead of four.

  • My crewmate there was John Keith Miller, whose father would later be my major professor in college.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I've got to find my crewmates.

  • March 22, 2008, had been an ordinary day for 25-year-old Evan Holmes and his crewmates on the fishing boat Alaska Ranger.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Williams gave a brief "Hello!" to her crewmate and commenced their translation along the port-side truss to the P-6 worksite.

    Blog text (11)
  • During that time, she performed two spacewalks and, along with her crewmates, helped conduct hundreds of scientific experiments.

  • Happily, one of Kelly's crewmates was a chemist named Cady Coleman.

  • Linenger and his Russian crewmates donned masks and frantically fought the fire.

Synonyms

colleague
vscrewmate
892 2.3

A person you work with at the same job or company

is narrower, for people who serve together on a vehicle or mission
teammate
vscrewmate
269 1.6

A person who is on the same team as you

is similar but used mainly for people serving together on vehicles or missions
crew member
vscrewmate
113 2.4

A person who works as part of a team on a ship, plane, or film set

is the neutral personal term used for people on ships or aircraft
crewman
vscrewmate
47 3.2

A person who works with others on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

is gender-neutral and applies to any member of the onboard team
crewmember
vscrewmate
10 3.2

A person who works with others on a ship or plane

has identical meaning but uses a different written form
fellow worker
vscrewmate
7 2.0

A person who works with you in the same company or team

is focused on those who work together specifically on a ship or aircraft
workmate
vscrewmate
  • UK
2 2.2

A person who has a job at the same office or company as you

is specific to people serving together aboard transport or operations
crewwoman
vscrewmate
4.8

A woman who works with others on a ship, plane, or film set

is gender-neutral and applies to any member of the onboard team
aircrew member
vscrewmate
3.4

A person who works on a plane during a flight

is broader, covering people serving together on ships, aircraft, or spacecraft

Surface Forms

crewmate singular
crewmates plural

Morphology

crewmate = crew + mate (transparent) = crew + mate

The meaning is a direct combination of 'crew' + 'mate' (a fellow member of the same crew), which a B1 learner can readily infer.

Etymology

The word crewmate combines crew ('a group who work together on a ship, plane, or spacecraft') and mate ('friend' or 'companion'), much like the word teammate. So a crewmate is a person who works with you and shares the same ship or mission.