crewman

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.

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[Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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crewman n.

crewperson n.

crewwoman n.

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crew ²  (kr)

v. Chiefly British

A past tense of crow².

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crewman - any member of a ship's crew           sailor 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 skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills water dog, water rat - a person who enjoys being in or on the water yachtsman, yachtswoman - a person who owns or sails a yacht
	2.	crewman - a member of a flight crew             crew member 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 skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
	3.	crewman - a member of a work crew work party, crew, gang - an organized group of workmen employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job

Translations

crewman [ˈkruːmən] N (crewmen (pl))

1. (Naut) → tripulante mf

2. (TV etc) → miembro mf del equipo(de cámara etc)

crewman [ˈkruːmən] n (= sailor) → membre m de l'équipage
crew neck n (also crew-neck sweater) → pull m ras du cou