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member

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛmbə/

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Definition of member

noun

  • 1a person, country, or organization that has joined a group, society, or team:she’s an active member of Greenpeace [as modifier]:the EU’s member countries
  • a person, animal, or plant belonging to a particular group:interest from members of the public
  • (Member) a person formally elected to certain legislative bodies:Member of Parliament for Stretford
  • used in the title awarded to a person admitted to certain honours:Member of the Order of the British Empire
  • 2a constituent piece of a complex structure, especially a component of a load-bearing structure:the main member that joins the front and rear axles
  • a part of a sentence, equation, mathematical set, etc..
  • 3 archaic a part of the body, especially a limb.
  • (also male member) used euphemistically to refer to the penis.

Derivatives

membered

adjective
[in combination]: (chiefly Chemistry)a six-membered oxygen-containing ring

memberless

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin membrum 'limb'

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Definition of member in the US English dictionary