crewmember
- noun
- /ˈkruːˌmɛmbər/
- A gleaming white cutter, the William Flores, sat at berth as crewmembers stood solemnly at their stations.
Examples
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Flight 850 had customers that did not comply with crewmember instructions for a prolonged time period.
Blog text (21) -
Crewmembers on the Munro cut away Holmes's suit and wrapped him in hot blankets.
Academic text (2011) -
I'll be in the back areas, seeing how our new crewmember is fitting in.
Fiction book (1999) -
We never talked about actually meeting old crewmembers, but that would have been fun eventually.
Blog text (31) -
We hear the voice of a crewmember who sounds panicked and urgent.
Fiction book (1994) -
For years, experts have been calling for safer commercial fishing boats and better emergency training for crewmembers.
Academic text (2011) -
Several days later, the bodies of some crewmembers were found floating on the sea adjacent to Guangdong Province.
Academic text (2005) -
For the first three months, Gary, I, and our fourteen fellow crewmembers had lived in close quarters aboard the space riggers' ship.
Fiction book (2001) -
Coalition air planners and crewmembers labored to ensure that only specific military targets were attacked.
Academic text (1993) -
Every crewmember on the ship must follow safety protocols during the voyage.
Synonyms
A person who works on a ship as a crew member but not an officer
A person who works as part of a team on a ship, plane, or film set
A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers
A person who works on a ship at sea
A person who works with others on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
A person who works or travels on the same ship
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
A person who works on a plane during a flight
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crewmember links crew ('a group of people who work together', often on a ship or plane) and member ('a part of a whole'). So a crewmember is a person who is one 'part' of a team that works together.