crewmember
noun
crew·mem·ber
ˈkrü-ˌmem-bər 
variants
or less commonly crew member
plural crewmembers also crew members
: a person who is part of a crew and especially a crew of a ship or aircraft
I'll know pretty quickly if I'm able to get along with a new crewmember or not, and if that person will be able to get along with the rest of the crew.—
Sail
SailA crewmember aboard a fishing vessel was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter and flown to Cape Cod Hospital Tuesday.—Karen Jeffrey
Karen JeffreyExamples of crewmember in a Sentence
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Federal regulations require passengers to follow crewmember instructions aboard aircraft.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The steps the crewmember suggested would not have changed the airfares available for purchase.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Wiseman was visibly choked up, and the four crewmembers stood to hug on stage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
What an astronaut needs to know depends on the mission and skills the other crewmembers possess, Massimino says.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
All six crewmembers aboard a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed over western Iraq are confirmed dead, US Central Command said.
—John Harney, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Both crewmembers then focused on the aircraft flight path, and the retraction of the landing gear was inadvertently omitted.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The steps the crewmember suggested would not have changed the airfares available for purchase.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Wiseman was visibly choked up, and the four crewmembers stood to hug on stage.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Once that's complete, two helicopters will work in tandem to transfer the crewmembers, one at a time, to the Navy ship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Grunsfeld, this is what sustains the Artemis II crewmembers during fearful moments, such as when an indicator suggested a cabin leak that turned out to be a false alarm.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
What an astronaut needs to know depends on the mission and skills the other crewmembers possess, Massimino says.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
All six crewmembers aboard a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed over western Iraq are confirmed dead, US Central Command said.
—John Harney, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Crewmember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewmember. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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