senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər 

: a member of a senate

senatorship

ˈse-nə-tər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of senator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Farmers, radicalized by this state of affairs, banded together and stunned the nation in the elections of 1890, which yielded seven congressmen and one senator from Kansas and Nebraska. — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The river crossing is near her home, so the state senator-elect stopped by to snap a photo and share it with her constituents. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026

Those votes are increasingly challenging for some GOP senators as the war drags on. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The ensuing overhaul was largely led by Brandon Creighton, a state senator from the Houston suburbs who chaired the Texas Senate’s Committee on Higher Education. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for senator

• progenitor

Kids Definition

senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈsen-ət-ər 

: a member of a senate

senatorship

-ˌship 

noun

Legal Definition

senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər 

: a member of a senate

senatorial

ˌse-nə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

adjective