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Synonyms
crew1 (krōō)

[Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crēscere.]

noun 

    1. A group of people working together; a gang: a crew of stagehands.
    2. A group of people gathered together temporarily; a crowd.
    1. All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship.
    2. All of a ship's personnel except the officers.
    3. All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight.
  3. Sports
    1. A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.
    2. The sport of rowing.

verb: crewed, crew·ing, crews. 

intransitive verb 

To serve as a member of a crew: crewed on a sloop.

transitive verb 

To serve as a crew member on: The space station will be crewed by a team of eight people.

derivatives

creẃman
noun
creẃpeŕson
noun
creẃwoḿan
noun
crew2 (krōō)

verb 

Chiefly British
A past tense of crow2