crewmate

noun

crew·​mate ˈkrü-ˌmāt How to pronounce crewmate (audio)
: a fellow crewman

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Dwight and five crewmates blasted off on the New Shepard rocket in May. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024 The episode also provides a chance for all of the lead Cerritos crewmates to shine, while sharing the spotlight with several supporting characters from earlier season 5 missions. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 And, more recently, Frank Rubio became the first American to spend more than 365 straight days in space, after he and two Russian crewmates were forced to prolong their ISS mission when their Soyuz spacecraft sprang a leak. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024 One member is a killer and attempts to off the other crewmates. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crewmate 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crewmate was in 1938

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“Crewmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewmate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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