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KROO/kruː/

A crew is the team that works a ship, plane, or film: cabin crew, a film crew, the crew of eight. Staff is a more general workplace word. Team is for sport or projects. Crew is usually for the people operating the vehicle or production, not the passengers. Singular crew can mean the whole group.

Meaning

The people who work on a ship, plane, or film.

Examples

• “The cabin crew showed us the safety exits.”
• “The crew prepared the boat before sunrise.”
• “A film crew blocked part of the High Street.”

Good to know

cabin crew / a film crew. Contrast: passengers, staff (general workplace).

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