senator
Meanings
Plural: senators
Noun
- a member of a senate
- A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
- A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
- A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
- A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
- A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
- An important church official.
- In Germany, a minister of the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; and a government official of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.
Scrabble Score: 7
senator is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsenator is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
senator is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
senator is a valid Words With Friends word