Main Entry: mem·ber

Pronunciation: \ˈmem-bər\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English membre, from Anglo-French, from Latin membrum; akin to Gothic mimz flesh, Greek mēros thigh

Date: 14th century

1 : a body part or organ: as a : limb b : penis c : a unit of structure in a plant body
2 : one of the individuals composing a group
3 : a person baptized or enrolled in a church
4 : a part of a whole: as a : a syntactic or rhythmic unit of a sentence : clause b : one of the propositions of a syllogism c : one of the elements of a set or class d : either of the equated elements in a mathematical equation

synonyms see part