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crewman

Variant of crew

noun

  1. a group of people associating or classed together; company, set, gang, etc.
  2. a group of people working together, usually under the direction of a foreman or leader: a road crew, gun crew
    1. all of a ship's personnel, usually excepting the officers
    2. on a small sailboat, the person or persons who assist the helmsman, as by handling the sails
  3. aircrew
    1. a rowing team for a racing shell, usually of two, four, six, or eight oarsmen with or without a coxswain
    2. the sport of rowing racing shells
  4. Archaic an organized band of armed men

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to serve (on) as the crew or a crew member

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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