congressman

noun

con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 

: a member of a congress

especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Examples of congressman in a Sentence

a former congressman who is now a senator

Recent Examples on the Web

Rogers is a former congressman who ran in the 2024 race for the same seat but lost to the incumbent Democrat Elissa Slotkin. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The congressman whose newly redrawn California district leans Democratic, switched from Republican to independent while in Congress and continues to caucus with Republicans, reported Politico. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Since the turn of the century and the advent of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Michigan has shed around 300,000 manufacturing jobs, many of which went to Canada, the congressman’s office said. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for congressman

• congressmen

Kids Definition

congressman

noun

con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən 

: a member of a congress

especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Legal Definition

congressman

noun

con·​gress·​man

plural congressmen

: a member of Congress

especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives