Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crewman

/kɹˈumən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: crew-man
IPA: /kɹˈumən/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.

noun

Synonym of armoured crewman.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"Next year this service is to be operated entirely by automatic control, though the trains will carry at least one crewman."

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 Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English crewman From crew + -man.

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

crewmen (plural)

Derived Forms

crewmanship

Synonyms

armoured crewman

Rhymes With

human non-human semi-human newman truman inhuman superhuman lumen neumann cumin acumen schumann

Questions

How do you pronounce crewman?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈumən/.
What does crewman mean?: A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship.
Where does crewman come from?: 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 Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English crewman From crew + -man.

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