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crewman

noun

Definition of crewman

as in shipmate

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Recent Examples of crewman Then overnight Sunday, officials said the second crewman had been recovered. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 Video showed a soaked Molly among a pile of rocks as a crewman picked her up and carried her to the helicopter. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 Readers of The Log may be interested in Steinbeck scholar Gregory MacDonald’s report on recollections of two other members of the 1940 expedition, crewman Sparky Enea and Captain Tony Berry, made many years after the fact. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Mar. 2026 There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crewman

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Noun

At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.

— Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Definition of shipmate

Noun

Hernandez was charged with two counts of misconduct of a ship officer resulting in death under the seaman’s manslaughter statute and released on a $50,000 bond at his presentment in Manhattan federal court two days after the incident.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to seaman’s manslaughter, according to court records.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of seaman

Noun

After nine months at sea, the sailors and Marines of the USS Abraham Lincoln are trading their cargo pants and boots for shorts and flip-flops.

— Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
The Navy had dismissed reports about sailors onboard struggling with mental health concerns.

— Sakchai Lalit, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailor

Noun

At her new school, Teagan becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
The Los Gatos squad was comprised of Luke DeGraff (Los Gatos), Julian Weinstein (Los Gatos), Tristan Carpenter (Menlo-Atherton) and Declan McInerney (Los Gatos) with coxswain Kaira Yoo (Los Gatos).

— Phil Jensen, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

Definition of coxswain

Noun

The shelter will be open only to Elk Grove residents or people with deep ties to the city, verified through a vetting process, who receive referrals from the city’s homeless services navigators or police officers.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That navigator works to understand their needs and challenges, and then provides tailored recommendations.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigator

Noun

Carnival Conquest altered course in the Caribbean this week to assist a mariner in distress, the cruise line said.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Spanish authorities have issued recommendations for mariners intended to reduce risks to both the animals and people aboard vessels.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mariner

Noun

Radker acknowledged the positives in the Hapag-Lloyd proposal, including the employment commitments and the intention to train additional Israeli seafarers.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
The yard is now designing models specifically for the new wave of seafarers, adding the space, volume, and amenities required for extended stays at sea.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of seafarer

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