senator

Alternative forms

• senatour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/, /ˈsɛn.ə.ɾɚ/

Noun

senator (plural senators)

1. A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate. The legislatures of the United States and Canada have senators.
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     It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian senator Timothy de Illy

2. (historical) A position in government held in ancient Rome by experienced, elder officials as advisors or consultants for younger, less experienced functionaries.
3. A member of the king's council.

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Anagrams

• Santore, anteros, atoners, nor'-east, nose art, noseart, one-star, orantes, ornates, rotanes, tenoras, treason

Etymology

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: se‧na‧tor

Noun

senator m (plural senatoren or senators, diminutive senatortje n)

1. senator

Noun

senator f (plural senatores)

1. senator

Etymology

From senātus (“senate”) +‎ -tor, originally from senex (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈnaː.tor/, [sɛˈnaː.tɔr]

Noun

senātor m (genitive senātōris); third declension

1. senator, member of the Roman Senate

References

• senator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• senator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• senator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Noun

senator m (definite singular senatoren, indefinite plural senatorer, definite plural senatorene)

1. (politics) a senator

References

• “senator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Noun

senator m (definite singular senatoren, indefinite plural senatorar, definite plural senatorane)

1. (politics) a senator

References

• “senator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Latin senātor.

Noun

senator m (oblique plural senators, nominative singular senators, nominative plural senator)

1. senator (in Ancient Rome)

Etymology

From French sénateur, Latin senator.

Noun

senator m (plural senatori)

1. senator

Etymology

From sènāt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sěnaːtor/
• Hyphenation: se‧na‧tor

Noun

sènātor m (Cyrillic spelling сѐна̄тор)

1. senator

References

• “senator” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Noun

senator c

1. a senator (member of a senate)