crewman

crewman

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti
Latin crēscere
Old French creistre
Old French creuebor.
Middle English crue
English crew
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English crewman

    From crew + -man.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -uːmən

    Noun

    crewman (plural crewmen)

    1. A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
      • 1963 October, “Robot Central Line trains”, in Modern Railways, page 262:
        Next year this service is to be operated entirely by automatic control, though the trains will carry at least one crewman.
    2. (Canada, military) Synonym of armoured crewman.

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