crewman

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Recent Examples of crewman This past weekend, Andrew Middleton took the ship's captain and a crewman shopping at a nearby Walmart. Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 One of Rosie’s crewmen, Lieutenant Nash, has no time for morbid reflection. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 Though the Sick died off with Thacker and his crew, a woman who romanced one of the crewmen eventually gives birth to a son named Munaq who is half-boy, half-caribou. Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 After all the other crewmen are out, Bucky and Brady quarrel manfully over who should be the last to jump — the senior officer onboard or the captain of the ship. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crewman 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crewman
Noun
  • Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As the two disrobe and begin going at it, a knock at the door heralds their shipmate Willoughby, who’s come to inquire if Claire wants seconds on the broth (alleged to be an aphrodisiac).
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The captain and a deckhand had been rescued earlier in the week after the boat became stranded, Hawley indicated.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Our deckhands are Keith from Melbourne, who’s worked on smaller sailboats for five years, and Emma, who has only been in yachting for a year.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • These warm wool sweaters were originally knit for the seamen of Ireland’s blustery Aran islands.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Within a year, Navy records also show, the sailor was promoted from seaman apprentice to seaman 2nd class.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Savannah will be carrying a crew of 103 sailors and will not dock at the nearby Ream Naval Base, a site that has raised alarm in Washington and other Western capitals due to its potential use by Chinese military assets.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • When the armed men stationed at the pumps grabbed Lala and tried to add her to the captives inside, Franks and the cop busted in from the back, taking down a few bad guys and saving dozens of abducted women inside (including the one who’d been with the sailor).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • When Paris hosted the Games in 1900, a pair of Dutch rowers asked a French boy to be their coxswain.
    Jenna West, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.
    Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Noun
  • Read Article > Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Next, the community prioritized expanding community safety and housing navigators, followed by an increase in professional staffing in the Tucson Police Department.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Ancient Greek mariners sailing through the Strait of Messina had a dilemma.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Named after the Portuguese explorer who sailed through the strait, Magallanes has beckoned seafarers and naturalists for centuries.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are the largest suppliers of the world’s seafarers, according to the most recent seafarer workforce breakdown report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO in 2021.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024

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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crewman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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