crewmate

noun

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

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Those crewmates are Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Richard Scott and Tushar Shah, Blue Origin announced in an update on Tuesday (Feb. 18). Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Isaacman and three crewmates from various walks of life spent three days in 2021 flying aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a mission dubbed Inspiration4 that Isaacman self-funded. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024 The pair were supported by crewmate Wang Haoze from inside the Tiangong space station. Andrew Jones, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025 The first mission's highlight will be the first commercial spacewalk when Isaacman and crewmate Sarah Gillis, a SpaceX employee, venture outside the spacecraft on a 12-foot-long tether. Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 1 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crewmate

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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 10 Mar. 2025.

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