- (often capital)
a member of a Senate or senate any legislator or statesman
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sen•a•tor /ˈsɛnətɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [sometimes: Senator]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Governmenta member of a senate: [countable]Several senators were interviewed.[proper noun; used before a name]Senator Smith will answer your questions now.
sen•a•tor
(sen′ə tər),USA pronunciation n.
sen′a•tor•ship′, n.
- Governmenta member of a senate.
- Government(cap.) (in the U.S.) a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate.
- Latin senātor, equivalent. to sen(ātus) senate + -ātor -ator
- Anglo-French
- Middle English senatour 1175–1225
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'senator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beveridge
- Borah
- Bradley
- Bruce
- Byrd
- Clayton
- Clinton
- Conkling
- Crawford
- Crittenden Compromise
- Eastland
- Edmunds
- Ervin
- Fong
- Fulbright
- Glenn
- Goldwater
- Grundy
- Hampton
- Hanna
- Hayakawa
- Javits
- Johnson
- Kefauver
- Kennedy
- La Follette
- McCarthy
- Muskie
- O'Brien
- Sen.
- accommodationist
- aid
- argue
- baker
- bilbo
- broad-based
- closet
- coattail
- cohort
- conflict of interest
- diatribe
- disadvantaged
- dole
- drag
- fall
- father
- fire
- flesh
- floor
- forthcoming