"crewer" meaning in English

See crewer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crewers [plural]
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  1. (informal) A member of a crew, as on a ship or spacecraft Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-crewer-en-noun-MUiw0hPp Categories (other): Rowing Disambiguation of Rowing: 19 40 41
  2. A person in charge of locating the technical crew for a media production
    Sense id: en-crewer-en-noun-0QV~V~lG Categories (other): English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Rowing Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 7 68 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 8 69 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 8 69 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 10 68 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 73 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 90 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 92 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 90 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 93 4 Disambiguation of Rowing: 19 40 41
  3. A competitive rower
    Sense id: en-crewer-en-noun-IIUWE8UM Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), Rowing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 14 37 49 Disambiguation of Rowing: 19 40 41

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