Definitions for: Crew


[n] an organized group of workmen
[n] the men who man a ship or aircraft
[n] the team of men manning a racing shell
[n] an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
[v] serve as a crew member on



Webster (1913) Definition: Crew (kr?), n. (Zo["o]l.)
The Manx shearwater.


Crew (kr?), n. [From older accrue accession,
re?n?orcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being
misunderstood as the indefinite article. See Accrue,
Crescent.]
1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a
throng.

There a noble crew Of lords and ladies stood on
every side. --Spenser.

Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew? --Milton.

2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the
company belonging to a vessel or a boat.

Note: The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent
to ship's company, including master and other officers.
When the master and other officers are excluded, the
context always shows it. --Story. Burrill.

3. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for
a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the
boatswain's crew.

Syn: Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party.


Crew (kr?),
imp. of Crow.

Synonyms: bunch, crowd, gang, work party

See Also: aircrew, assemblage, chain gang, company, copilot, crew member, crewman, detail, gathering, ground crew, ground-service crew, hands, man, manpower, men, merchant marine, road gang, section gang, ship's company, social unit, squad, stage crew, submariner, team, unit, work force, workforce

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