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mem·ber

Pronounced:

/ˈmɛmbɚ/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural mem·bers

Meaning:

[count] 1 : someone or something that belongs to or is a part of a group or an organization a club/committee/team member family members The club has 300 members. She is a member of the House of Representatives. She is a member/Member of Parliament. a member of the audience band/crew/gang members This bird is a member of the finch family. countries that are members of the United Nationssee also charter member, founding member
2 technical : a part of a structure (such as a building or a bridge) a horizontal member of a bridge the roof's supporting members
3 a old-fashioned : a body part (such as an arm or a leg) his lower members bused as a polite way of saying penis the male member
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