crewman

American  

[kroo-muhn] / ˈkru mən /

noun

plural

crewmen

1. a member of a crew. crow.

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Other Word Forms

• crewmanship noun

Etymology

Origin of crewman

First recorded in 1935–40; crew ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

The ship is now cursed: The 200 crewmen die, but the mariner lives to tell the tale, and nothing but the tale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kent frames his illustration of Daggoo, the African crewman, darting a sperm whale from directly behind the harpooner, depicting him in muscular silhouette.

From The Wall Street Journal

Commander Gorringe gathered a group of crewmen around him & they disgust the situation.

From Literature

Drenched in sweat, crewmen gasped for air as oxygen levels fell and carbon dioxide levels rose closer to the lethal zone every time someone exhaled.

From Literature

It also touches on poignant personal details about the crewmen of the Edmund Fitzgerald and their families.

From The Wall Street Journal