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

The indictment against Maduro Guerra's parents has named four other co-defendants, including the congressman himself and Venezuela's interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, none of whom have been taken into custody. —CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026

But the group did meet Thomas Massie, a congressman from Kentucky, who would become a friend. —Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

An Illinois congressman’s warning that Americans are paying more for groceries is drawing pushback from economists who say federal inflation data show food prices are easing. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026

Charles Rangel, the US congressman from New York City’s Harlem who for four decades used his perch on the House tax-writing committee to advocate for inner cities and the people who live there, died on May 26 at 94. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025

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