member in English: A person who belongs to a group, club, or team. (noun)

Translation

A person who belongs to a group, club, or team.

Word origin

Comes from the Old French 'membre', from the Latin 'membrum', meaning a part of the body.

Origin: Old French
Root: membre

Grammar

Gender

Pluralmembers

Examples

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Here 'member' means a person who belongs to the club.

.

Here 'member' means one person who belongs to the family.

more .

Here 'members' is the plural, meaning many people in the group.

A member is one of the people who belong to a group, such as a club, a team, or a family. The whole group is made up of its members.

Related words

group

A number of people or things that are together or belong with each other.

team

A group of people who work or play together to reach the same goal.

club

A group of people who meet because they all like the same thing.

person

A single human being, such as a man, woman, or child.

family

A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.

represent

To speak or act for another person or group.

union

A group of workers who join together to protect their rights. It also means the joining of two or more things into one.

belong

To be owned by someone, or to be in the right place.

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