crew
n. countablen. a group of people who work together on a ship, plane, or movie set. In casual talk, it can also mean your close group of friends.
n. a group of people associated together in a common activity or organization, especially those operating a vehicle or working on a production. In informal registers, it refers to a social clique or a group of friends.
The ship's crew prepared for the long journey.
The film crew arrived at dawn to set up the lighting and cameras for the first scene.
While the captain is responsible for navigation, the efficiency of the entire voyage depends on the seamless coordination of the deck crew during heavy storms.
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”).
Probably of Brythonic origin. Compare Middle Welsh creu (“pigsty, hovel, stockade”).
Often functions as a collective noun; can take a singular or plural verb depending on whether the group is seen as one unit or many individuals.