Kilo Lingo

member

/ˈmembə/

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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

football club.

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

dinner.

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

club hundred .

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.

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This word is part of lesson 5.