crew 1 (kr )n. 1. a. A group of people working together; a gang: a crew of stagehands. b. A group of people gathered together temporarily; a crowd. 2. a. All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship. b. All of a ship's personnel except the officers. c. All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight. 3. Sports a. A team of rowers, as of a racing shell. b. The sport of rowing. v. crewed, crew·ing, crews v.intr. To serve as a member of a crew: crewed on a sloop. v.tr. To serve as a crew member on: The space station will be crewed by a team of eight people. [Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin cr  scere; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]crew  man n.crew per son n.crew woman n. |
| crew 2 (kr) v. Chiefly British A past tense of crow2. |
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| Noun | 1. |  crewman - any member of a ship's crew hand - a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" lascar - an East Indian sailor Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor yachtsman, yachtswoman - a person who owns or sails a yacht |
| 2. |  crewman - a member of a flight crew crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) aircrewman - a member of an aircrew privateer, privateersman - an officer or crew member of a privateer | |
| 3. | crewman - a member of a work crew employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job |
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