member
[noun]
Synonyms:
- representative, associate, fellow
- limb, appendage, arm, extremity, leg, part

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mem‧ber S1 W1 /ˈmembə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: membre, from Latin membrum]

1. a person or country that belongs to a group or organization:
The majority of union members voted in favour of a strike.
member of
You can also invite members of your family.
He is a member of the local tennis club.

REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say there are 4/5 etc people in their family rather than saying that their family has 4/5 etc members:
■ My family has eight members. ➔ There are eight people in my family.

2. one of a particular group of animals or plants
member of
The plant is a member of the lily family .
Wolves and domestic dogs are members of the same species.

3. British English a Member of Parliament
member for
the member for Truro

4. formal a man’s sex organ Synonym : penis

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

member
noun
ADJ. key, leading, powerful, prominent | junior, senior | long-serving, long-standing, long-time | board, club, committee, crew, family, group, party, staff, team, union | individual Subscriptions are cheaper for individual members.
founder | active, enthusiastic She's an active member of her local church.
honorary | full | associate | life a life member of the Red Cross
paid-up He was a paid-up member of the Communist Party.
VERB + MEMBER become | resign as
MEMBER + VERB join sth | resign
MEMBER + NOUN country, nation, state
PHRASES a member of staff All members of staff will receive a pay rise.
PREP. ~ of I've become a member of our local sports club.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

member

be a member of something
Lisa is a member of the hockey team.
become a member
Germany became a member of N.A.T.O. in 1954.
a committee/staff/family etc member
Close friendships developed between crew members on the ship.
a leading member (=an important member)
a discussion between leading members of the profession
a senior/junior member (=with a higher or lower rank)
A senior member of the government has resigned.
an active member (=one who takes part in many activities of an organization)
She was an active member of the church.
a founder member (=one who helped start an organization)
He was a founder member of the African National Congress.
a staff member
He became a staff member of the Institute in 2002.
a full member (=one who has all the possible rights of a member)
At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the club.
an associate member (=one who has fewer rights than a full member)
Turkey is an associate member of the European Union.
a card-carrying member (also a paid-up member British English) (=an official member of an organization)
She was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party.
a life member (=one who has paid to be a member for their whole life)
a life member of the Royal Academy of Artists
an honorary member (=one who has been given membership as an honour)
He was made an honorary member of the Botanical Society.
a member of a committee/of staff etc
All members of staff attend regular training sessions.
a member of the public
Members of the public were invited to put forward suggestions.
a member of society (=a citizen)
We want our children to become productive members of society.
a member state/country/nation (=a country that belongs to an international organization)
the member states of the European Union

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲