crew chief
noun
: one who is in charge of a crew of workers
especially : a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web With Naylor leading off the seventh, crew chief Bill Miller watched two pitches get thrown by Trent Thornton before waving for the grounds crew. 
Tom Withers, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 An airline-crew chief at a Milwaukee airport, Curt had driven two hours to the event after finishing an eight-hour shift. Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Umpire crew chief Larry Vanover explained the sequence after the game to a pool reporter. Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 31 July 2022 After an Osprey crashed in the Arabian Sea in 2014, killing its crew chief, Marine Corps investigators concluded in a 183-page report that the aircraft was doomed before takeoff because it was accidentally started in maintenance mode. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Bubba Wallace lashed out at his 23XI Racing crew chief Sunday during the NASCAR race in Nashville when his No. 23 ran into problems on pit road. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 June 2022 In 2020, Kerwin Danley became the first Black umpire crew chief. Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022 Bayne expressed optimism in his chances returning to Arizona, beginning with his new crew chief Jason Ratcliff, who is the winningest in Xfinity Series history. Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022 Consequently every driver, every engineer and every crew chief faces a steep learning curve at each track. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022 See More
Tom Withers, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 An airline-crew chief at a Milwaukee airport, Curt had driven two hours to the event after finishing an eight-hour shift. Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Umpire crew chief Larry Vanover explained the sequence after the game to a pool reporter. Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 31 July 2022 After an Osprey crashed in the Arabian Sea in 2014, killing its crew chief, Marine Corps investigators concluded in a 183-page report that the aircraft was doomed before takeoff because it was accidentally started in maintenance mode. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Bubba Wallace lashed out at his 23XI Racing crew chief Sunday during the NASCAR race in Nashville when his No. 23 ran into problems on pit road. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 June 2022 In 2020, Kerwin Danley became the first Black umpire crew chief. Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Apr. 2022 Bayne expressed optimism in his chances returning to Arizona, beginning with his new crew chief Jason Ratcliff, who is the winningest in Xfinity Series history. Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022 Consequently every driver, every engineer and every crew chief faces a steep learning curve at each track. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above