senator
noun /ˈsenətə(r)/
/ˈsenətər/
(often Senator)
(abbreviation Sen.)
- a member of a senate
- Senator McCarthy
- She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009.
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1- a Republican state senator
- the former US Senator, James Hurley
- He was elected senator for Pennsylvania in 2004.
- There was a visit to the area by a delegation of senior US senators.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- American
- US
- Democratic
- …
- elect
- elect somebody (as)
- become
- …
- senators and congressmen
- senators and representatives
- senators on both sides of the aisle
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a member of the ancient Roman senate): from Old French senateur, from Latin senator, from senex ‘old man’.