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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Clark said the Naval Special Warfare Command reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses, such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, among Navy SEAL and Special Warfare Combat crewman candidates at the Coronado base from January 2019 to May 2023. Tammy Murga The San Diego Union-Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025 In 1990, Bryant married Charlie Hobson Dry, an Oklahoma native and former NASA test crewman. Anita Gates, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025 The explosion aboard the Sultana was followed by the state's second-deadliest steamboat disaster, the destruction of the Miami by fire on the Arkansas River, with a loss of as many as 200 passengers and crewmen. arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024 The sole survivor The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale alive. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024 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 9 Mar. 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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