Definitions for member
ˈmɛm bərmem·ber

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. member, fellow membernoun

   one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

   "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"

2. membernoun

   anything that belongs to a set or class

   "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"

3. extremity, appendage, membernoun

   an external body part that projects from the body

   "it is important to keep the extremities warm"

4. membernoun

   an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

   "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"

5. penis, phallus, membernoun

   the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

GCIDERate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Membernoun

   Hence: A part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body; as: (a) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. (b) (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality. (c) (Engin.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss. (d) (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings. (e) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends. (f) (Math.) one of the elements which, taken together, comprise a set. (g) (Math.) one of the individual objects which comprise a group or class.

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. membernoun

   One who officially belongs to a group.

2. membernoun

   A limb.

3. membernoun

   The penis.

4. membernoun

   One of the propositions making up a syllogism.

5. membernoun

   An element of a set.

6. membernoun

   In object-oriented programming, a function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.

7. Etymology: From membre, from membre, from membrum, from memso-. Akin to *, menus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Membernoun

   Etymology: membre, French; membrum, Latin.

   1. A limb; a part appendant to the body.

   The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Jam. iii. 5.

   2. A part of a discourse or period; a head; a clause.

   Where the respondent limits or distinguishes any proposition, the opponent must prove his own proposition according to that member of the distinction in which the respondent denied it. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   3. Any part of an integral.

   In poetry as in architecture, not only the whole but the principal members, and every part of them, should be great. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 267.

   4. One of a community.

   My going to demand justice upon the five members, my enemies loaded with obloquies. Charles I .

   Mean as I am, yet have the Muses made
   Me free, a member of the tuneful trade. Dryden.

   Sienna is adorned with many towers of brick, which, in the time of the commonwealth, were erected to such of the members as had done any considerable service to their country. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. member

   A member is an individual who is part of a group, organization, or a system because they have fulfilled specific requirements or agreed to certain rules or criteria. These may include organizations such as clubs, teams, societies, or associations. In a broader context, it can also refer to elements or components that make up a set or a system in mathematics or science.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Memberverb

   to remember; to cause to remember; to mention

2. Membernoun

   a part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb

3. Membernoun

   hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body

4. Membernoun

   a part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse

5. Membernoun

   either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality

6. Membernoun

   any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss

7. Membernoun

   any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings

8. Membernoun

   one of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends

9. Etymology: [See Remember.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Member

   mem′bėr, n. an integral part of a whole, esp. a limb of an animal: a clause: one of a society: a representative in a legislative body.—adj. Mem′bered, having limbs.—n. Mem′bership, the state of being a member or one of a society: the members of a body regarded as a whole.—adj. Mem′bral, pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk. Member of Parliament, a member of the House of Commons, M.P. [Fr. membre—L. membrum.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. membernoun

   A memoir person scholared individually as an asset belonging to a group or organization.

   I am devoted to being a member of definition.net.

   Etymology: Alumni

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 5, 2023  

2. ---

   member

   A person who participates or joins a group.

   The local government member was efficient, effective and worked in unity with the people.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Member

   any one of the external appendages.

Matched Categories

1. • External Body Part
   • Part
   • Unit

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #537

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Written Corpus Frequency: #930

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Nouns Frequency: #32

How to pronounce member?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of member in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of member in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of member in a Sentence

1. David Brenner:

   Bargaining for health benefits is a distinguishing characteristic that labor unions hold out as an important variable as to why Former Vice President Joe Biden would want to be a union member.

2. Franz Beckenbauer:

   I never gave money to anyone in order to acquire votes so that Germany is awarded the 2006 World Cup, and I am certain that no other member of the bid committee did something like that.

3. Katherine Heigl:

   Joining ‘Suits’ was the perfect organic way to not only collaborate with an EP I admire deeply, but to also become part of a show and cast that I am an immense fan of, i have watched ‘Suits’ from the very beginning and feel incredibly lucky to be the newest member of the Pearson Specter Litt family.

4. Swiss Blatter:

   It is disturbing, to say the least, to hear Dr Chung Mong-joon describe FIFA as a' corrupt organization' during a press conference announcing Dr Chung Mong-joon candidacy, even more so when one recalls, and as Dr Chung can not have forgotten, that Dr Chung was Dr Chung and a FIFA emergency committee member for 17 years from 1994 until 2011.

5. David Dean Rusk:

   Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=member
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=member
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Member
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=member
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/member
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=member
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=member