Definition of crew

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crew¹    (kr) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. A group of people working together; a gang: a crew of stagehands.
   2. A group of people gathered together temporarily; a crowd.
2. 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. 1. Sports A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.
   2. The sport of rowing.

VERB:
crewed, crew·ing, crews
VERB:
intr.

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

VERB:
tr.

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
crewman(Noun), crewperson(Noun), crewwoman(Noun)