crew membernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkruː ˌmem.bər/us/ˈkruː ˌmem.bɚ/also crewman, uk/kruː.mən/usa member of a group of people who work together, especially on a ship:
All crew members should return to the ship by 6 a.m.
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People who work on boats & ships
- cabin crew
- deckhand
- docker
- gondolier
- hand
- helmsman
- longshoreman
- mariner
- pilot
- punter
- run away to sea idiom
- sailor
- sea
- sea dog
- shipmate
- stevedore
- steward
- yachtsman
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