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Crewel vs Crewer - What's the difference?

crewel | crewer |

As nouns the difference between crewel and crewer

is that crewel is worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery while crewer is (informal) a member of a crew, as on a ship or spacecraft.

crewel

English

Alternative forms

* cruel

Noun

(en noun)
  • Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.

    • crewer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A member of a crew, as on a ship or spacecraft
  • *{{quote-book, 2002, , Angelmass, page=24 citation
    • , passage=This part of the ship is for crewers only.}}
  • A person in charge of locating the technical crew for a media production
  • *{{quote-book, 2006, Marc A. Krein & Sheree Martin, Handbook of Sports and Media, editors=Arthur A. Raney & Jennings Bryant, chapter=60 Seconds to Air, page=271 citation
    • , passage=For much of the crew, a regional crewer will be contracted to provide camera operators, A2s,
  • A competitive rower
  • *{{quote-news, 1999, September 22, Amy Bush, quotee=Kristen Mermagen, Women`s crew looks for recruits, The Lantern, city=Ohio State University citation
    • , passage=