crew en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kɾʉ/ (Scotland)
- /kɹʉw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (General-American) audio
- /kɹʉː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /kɹu/ (General-American)
- /kɾɪʊ/ (Wales)
- kroo͞
- /kɹuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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 From Middle English crue, from Old French creue (“an increase, recruit, military reinforcement”), the feminine past participle of creistre (“grow”), from Latin crescere (“to arise, grow”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) A group of people together ▸ Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.
Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew?
1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:There a noble crew / Of Lordes and Ladies stood on every side.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 7:
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A group of people together ▸ A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.
He saw now clearly that the sole crew of the vessel was these two dead men, and though he could not see their faces, he saw by their outstretched hands, which were all of ragged flesh, that they had been subjected to some strange exceptional process of decay.
1905, H. G. Wells, The Empire of the Ants:There's a change of driver halfway at Crianlarich. Glasgow crews bring the 35-year-old Class 156 north, then wait to take over the next train back south. Crews from Mallaig, Oban and Fort William take their trains from the coast to Crianlarich and swap over. There's a tiny rest room on the platform, with a microwave and a sink, while they wait. Some drivers are signed all the way to the city. Most are not.
2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, pages 37-38:
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A group of people together ▸ A group of people working together on a task.
The crews competed to cut the most timber.
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A group of people together ▸ The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!
The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night.
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(derogatory, informal, often) A group of people together ▸ A close group of friends.
I’d look out for that whole crew down at Jack’s.
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(derogatory, often) A group of people together ▸ A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
1861 William Weston Patton, (version of) John Brown's Body He captured Harper’s Ferry, with his nineteen men so few, And frightened "Old Virginny" till she trembled thru and thru; They hung him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew, But his soul is marching on.
Malignant principles bear fruit in kind and the Revolution did no more than practice what men had been taught by the abandoned crew of philosophers.
1950, Bernard Nicholas Schilling, Conservative England and the Case Against Voltaire, page 266:
- (qualifier:scouting) A group of people together ▸ A group of Rovers.
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(slang) A group of people together ▸ A hip-hop or b-boying group.
The most popular and critically acclaimed rap and deejay “crews”—Run-D.M.C., Whodini, L.L. Cool J, the Beastie Boys, the Fat Boys, Public Enemy, Full Force, Salt & Pepa, Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, Mantronix, U.T.F.O., et al.—were spawned on that city's streets.
1988 February 7, Carly Darling, “L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop”, in Los Angeles Times:And Jay cuts the records every day of the week / And we are the crew that can never be meek
1985, “King of Rock”, performed by Run-DMC:[…] mutating into all-star line-ups of emcees spitting hot bars over familiar beats, then to a single crew spitting bars over familiar beats, then eventually to a single crew (or artist) spitting bars over unfamiliar beats.
2021, Jehnie I. Burns, Mixtape Nostalgia: Culture, Memory, and Representation, page 138:We decided we needed another rapper in the crew and spent months looking.
2003, Jennifer Guglielmo, Salvatore Salerno, Are Italians White?, →ISBN, page 150:In b-boying culture, a group of b-boys or b-girls who dance and battle together are referred to as a crew.
2016, Sophy Smith, Hip-Hop Turntablism, Creativity and Collaboration, Routledge, →ISBN, page 10:
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A group of people together ▸ A rowing team manning a single shell.
If a crew feather much under water, it is a good plan to seat them in a row on a bench, and give each man a stick to handle as an oar.
1888, W.B. Woodgate, Boating, page 71:
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(plural) A person in a crew ▸ A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
One crew died in the accident.
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(plural) A person in a crew ▸ A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
There were three actors and six crew on the set.
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(plural) A person in a crew ▸ A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
There are quarters for three officers and five crew.
The officers and crew assembled on the deck.
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(US, uncountable) The sport of competitive rowing.
Two Andover classmates, Al Wilson and Al Lindley, both went out for crew in our freshman year at Yale.
1989, Benjamin Spock, Mary Morgan, Spock on Spock, →ISBN, page 71:The University of Virginia belongs to the Atlantic Coast Conference and competes interscholastically in basketball, baseball, crew, cross country, fencing, football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, polo, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling.
1973, University of Virginia Undergraduate Record:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crews | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crewman · crew sock · crew date · recrew · aircrew · traincrew · crewable · cybercrew · groundcrew · stage crew · crew resource management · multicrew · handcrew · crew chief · youth crew · crewneck · roadcrew · crewless · crew-served · crew neck · crewdate · crew cut · crewwoman · crew-served weapon · crewperson · crew cab · air crew · crewmate
Hyponyms
cabin crew · film crew · flight crew · commercial crew · train crew · Jew crew · road crew · prize crew · motley crew · movie crew · pit crew · ground crew · skeleton crew
Synonyms
clique (social group) · crowd (social group) · lot (social group) · posse (social group) · all hands (group manning a vessel) · posse (hip-hop group) · complement (group manning a vessel) · seaman · crowd (group lumped together) · gang (social group) · flock (group lumped together) · staff (non-cast dramatic personnel) · gang (group lumped together) · ship's company (group manning a vessel) · nautical only: sailor · group (hip-hop group) · seaman (non-officer ship worker) · crewmember · team (group engaged in a task) · lot (group lumped together) · stagehands (non-cast dramatic personnel) · bunch (social group) · band (hip-hop group) · pack (social group) · member · gang (group engaged in a task) · crewer (member of a crew)
Translations (224)
mk еки́па (group of people working on common task) · nb besetning (non-officer nautical personnel) · da besætning (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it ciurma (non-officer nautical personnel) · nl schepeling (non-officer nautical personnel) · it banda (informal: group of friends or associates) · fi vaeltajavartio (Scouting: group of Rovers) · nl ploeg (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sh ekípa (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fa گُروه (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi miehistö (rowing: team manning a single shell) · ca colla (informal: group of friends or associates) · be экіпа́ж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · da mandskab (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mi tiramahi (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it squadra (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · be кама́нда (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ro echipaj (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · es grumete (non-officer nautical personnel) · nb besetning (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sl posadka (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · tpi boskru (non-officer nautical personnel) · tk komanda (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi sakki (informal: group of friends or associates) · fi kilpasoutu (rowing: sport of competitive rowing) · vi ê kíp (group of people working on common task) · pt tripulação (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ca tripulant (member of a crew) · mk посада (non-officer nautical personnel) · vi tụi (informal: group of friends or associates) · ja 船員 (non-officer nautical personnel) · nl team (group of people working on common task) · kk команда (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · bg тру́па (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · bg екипа́ж (non-officer nautical personnel) · lt įgula (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · tg гурӯҳ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · pt tripulante (member of a crew) · it equipaggio (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi đội (any company of people) · kk экипаж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it folla (informal: group of friends or associates) · mk банда (informal: group of friends or associates) · ky команда (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · bg екипа́ж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi bầy (informal: group of friends or associates) · nb stab (group of people working on common task) · pl banda (informal: group of friends or associates) · mn бүлэг (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mi tiramahi (any company of people) · nb mannskap (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ar طَاقَم (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fr équipe (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · de Stab (group of people working on common task) · ky экипаж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · nl teamlid (member of a crew) · nn besetning (non-officer nautical personnel) · el συνεργείο (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · nb arbeidsgruppe (group of people working on common task) · ja 乗組 (non-officer nautical personnel) · lv ekipāža (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mi tiramahi (group of people working on common task) · bg компа́ния (informal: group of friends or associates) · ru экипа́ж (non-officer nautical personnel) · pl załoga (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · de Haufen (informal: group of friends or associates) · cs posádka (non-officer nautical personnel) · de Crew (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fr équipe (group of people working on common task) · ga criú (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · de Besatzung (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · th ลูกเรือ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · gd sgioba (non-officer nautical personnel) · bg тайфа́ (informal: group of friends or associates) · is áhöfn (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mk екипа (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it gente (informal: group of friends or associates) · cmn 隊 /队 (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ko 수병 (non-officer nautical personnel) · fi ryhmä (group of people working on common task) · uk брига́да (group of people working on common task) · cmn 班組 /班组 (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · cs posádka (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · bg компа́ния (any company of people) · ru кома́нда (group of people working on common task) · uk колекти́в (group of people working on common task) · it squadra (group of people working on common task) · cs kulisáci (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · ru компа́ния (informal: group of friends or associates) · cy criw (non-officer nautical personnel) · pl ekipa (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sh еки́па (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · uk компа́нія (any company of people) · ko 스태프 (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · fi väki (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · uk кома́нда (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mn баг (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi bọn (informal: group of friends or associates) · de Bemannung (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi miehistö (non-officer nautical personnel) · vi Tráng đoàn (Scouting: group of Rovers) · pt pessoal (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi ê kíp (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · th บุคลากร (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ca marineria (non-officer nautical personnel) · gl tripulación (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ko 일원 (member of a crew) · vi nhóm (any company of people) · nl ploeg (informal: group of friends or associates) · nl bemanning (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · hy նավակազմ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · et meeskond (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ru коллекти́в (group of people working on common task) · es tripulante (member of a crew) · vi ê-kíp (group of people working on common task) · ka ეკიპაჟი (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi đoàn (any company of people) · ga foireann (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · cmn 人員 /人员 (member of a crew) · eo ŝipano (member of a crew) · uz komanda (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi avustaja (arts: non-actor member of a theatrical stage production) · tr ekip (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fr équipage (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · nl ploeg (group of people working on common task) · ca tripulació (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi soutu (rowing: sport of competitive rowing) · fi miehistön jäsen (non-officer nautical personnel) · ca banda (informal: group of friends or associates) · pl ekwipaż (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · nl team (informal: group of friends or associates) · fr équipage (non-officer nautical personnel) · sh pȍsada (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ru брига́да (group of people working on common task) · nl bemanningslid (member of a crew) · uz ekipaj (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · gl equipo (group of people working on common task) · az ekipaj (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi đua thuyền (rowing: sport of competitive rowing) · gl equipo (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sk posádka (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · pt tripulação (non-officer nautical personnel) · ru ба́нда (informal: group of friends or associates) · de Mannschaft (non-officer nautical personnel) · hy անձնակազմ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ko 패거리 (informal: group of friends or associates) · gl roga (group of people working on common task) · el συνεργείο (group of people working on common task) · uk екіпа́ж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it equipaggio (non-officer nautical personnel) · nl gezelschap (informal: group of friends or associates) · az komanda (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sq skuadër (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · pl banda (group of people working on common task) · it troupe (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · fi avustajat (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · egy iz-w:*t-A1:Z2 (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · sv besättning (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · de Kolonne (group of people working on common task) · fi miehistö (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ru ша́йка (informal: group of friends or associates) · fi joukkue (group of people working on common task) · nl technisch theaterpersoneel (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · uk кома́нда (any company of people) · ja クルー (non-officer nautical personnel) · tr mürettebat (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · cy criw (group of people working on common task) · cy criw (any company of people) · hu legénység (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it staff (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · pt equipe (group of people working on common task) · sh ekípa (informal: group of friends or associates) · gl banda (any company of people) · pt pessoal (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · lt ekipažas (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · uk кома́нда (group of people working on common task) · ko 승무원 (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · it cricca (informal: group of friends or associates) · cs člen m posádky (member of a crew) · bg еки́п (group of people working on common task) · el συνεργείο (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · cy criw (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · mk екипа́ж (non-officer nautical personnel) · ja クルー (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · nl bemanning (non-officer nautical personnel) · lo ປະຈຳເຮືອ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · pt gangue (informal: group of friends or associates) · sq ekip (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · cs technici (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · ko 일반선원 (non-officer nautical personnel) · sh по̏сада (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ko 일단 (group of people working on common task) · hi कर्मीदल (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi thuỷ thủ (non-officer nautical personnel) · mk тајфа (group of people working on common task) · es tripulación (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · cs pracovní skupina (group of people working on common task) · cmn 船員 /船员 (non-officer nautical personnel) · tg экипаж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi joukko (any company of people) · ru кома́нда (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · es equipo (group of people working on common task) · cs obsluha (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · vi ê-kíp (arts: non-actor members of a theatrical stage production) · tk ekipaž (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · el συμμορία (informal: group of friends or associates) · el πλήρωμα (non-officer nautical personnel) · fi vartio (Scouting: group of Rovers) · cs banda (informal: group of friends or associates) · gl cuadrilla (group of people working on common task) · lo ລູກເຮືອ (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi käyttöhenkilöstö (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ar طَاقِم (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · af bemanning (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ru компа́ния (any company of people) · eo ŝipanaro (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · fi miehistön jäsen (member of a crew) · ja 乗組 (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · tpi boskru (member of a crew) · ca equip (group of people working on common task) · kk ұжым (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) · ru кома́нда (any company of people) · pl banda (any company of people) · ru экипа́ж (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment)