Definitions for member
ˈmɛm bərmem·ber

Princeton's WordNet(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. member, fellow member(noun)

   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. member(noun)

   anything that belongs to a set or class

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

3. extremity, appendage, member(noun)

   an external body part that projects from the body

   "it is important to keep the extremities warm"

4. member(noun)

   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, member(noun)

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

GCIDE(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Member(n.)

   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.

   Etymology: [OE. membre, F. membre, fr. L. membrum; cf. Goth. mimz flesh, Skr. mamsa.]

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. member(Noun)

   One who officially belongs to a group.

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

2. member(Noun)

   A limb.

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

3. member(Noun)

   The penis.

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

4. member(Noun)

   One of the propositions making up a syllogism.

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

5. member(Noun)

   An element of a set.

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

6. member(Noun)

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

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

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Member(verb)

   to remember; to cause to remember; to mention

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

2. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

3. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

4. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

5. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

6. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

7. Member(noun)

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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

8. Member(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [See Remember.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Member

   any one of the external appendages.

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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   Alex

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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. Adam Pace:

   We are lucky that the kind member of the public found and rescued her, whilst the dog is still quite poorly she has been showing some encouraging signs by eating so, hopefully, she will be on the mend.

2. Robel Tekleab:

   It was as if he was a member of our family. Isaac really admired the President, and we talked about how dear he was to him, he talked about Isaac's kids and he gave them encouragement. It was very close, very intimate.

3. Malcolm Rifkind:

   None of the current controversy with which I am associated is relevant to my work as Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, however, I have today informed my colleagues that while I will remain a member of the Committee, I will step down from the Chairmanship.

4. Olivier Jakob:

   Every day now you have some Gulf OPEC member actively trying to talk the market down, oPEC is trying to choke U.S. oil producers.

5. Paul Casey:

   For as long as I've been Paul Casey, I've been a member of the European Tour, for a long, long time now, I've been trying to play both the European Tour and European Tour, and some years I've done it brilliantly, and other years I've failed miserably, and I just didn't want to keep putting Paul Casey in kind of a position where I'm struggling to fly around the world.

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