senator

[sen-uh-ter] /ˈsɛn ə tər/
noun
1.
a member of a senate.
2.
(initial capital letter) (in the U.S.) a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate.
Origin
1175-1225; Middle English senatour < Anglo-French < Latin senātor, equivalent to sen(ātus) senate + -ātor -ator
Related forms
senatorship, noun
Examples from the web for senator
  • The senator withholds criticism about the robot's ability to pair socks.
  • The senator is shown in a sort of monk outfit, and he has a hand halo as well as the normal head halo.
  • He was elected a perpetual senator, and enjoyed a position of the highest distinction.
  • Or, you could be a senator with vacation property who simply doesn't want to see the things from your boat.
  • My senator voted to allow his nomination to stand because to vote against him would be to discriminate against his religion.
  • Soon, matching subjects were seeing banner ads on their computer screens urging them to give the senator their signatures.
  • The senator's seizure is diagnosed as a malignant tumor.
  • The senator also opposes abortion and all federal funding of abortion.
British Dictionary definitions for senator

senator

/ˈsɛnətə/
noun
1.
(often capital) a member of a Senate or senate
2.
any legislator or statesman
Word Origin and History for senator
n.

c.1200, "member of an (ancient) senate," from Old French senator (Modern French sénateur), from Latin senator "member of the senate," from senex "old; old man" (see senate). An Old English word for one was folcwita. As "member of a (modern) governing body" from late 14c.; specifically in U.S. use from 1788. Fem. form senatress attested from 1731. The Senators was the name of the professional baseball team in Washington, D.C., from 1891 to 1971.