crew

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
  2. noun an organized group of workmen
  3. noun an informal body of friends

Etymology

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”).

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