senator

English

Alternative forms

• senatour (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/

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.
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.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

Related terms

• senate
• senatress
• senatrix

Translations

member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate

• Afrikaans: senator (af)
• Armenian: սենատոր (hy) (senator)
• Catalan: senador (ca) m, senadora (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 參議員 (cmn), 参议员 (cmn) (cānyìyuán)

• Czech: senátor (cs) m
• Dutch: senator (nl) m
• Finnish: senaattori (fi)
• French: sénateur (fr) m, sénatrice (fr) f
• German: Senator (de) m
• Greek: γερουσιαστής (el) (gerousiastís)
• Hawaiian: kenekoa
• Hungarian: szenátor (hu)

• Icelandic: öldungaráðsmaður (is)
• Igbo: Asogwa
• Irish: seanadóir (ga)
• Italian: senatore (it)
• Japanese: 上院議員 (ja) (jōingiin)
• Latin: senātor (la) m
• Polish: senator (pl) m
• Portuguese: senador (pt) m, senadora (pt) f
• Russian: сенатор (ru) (senátor) m
• Sotho: mosenate (st)
• Spanish: senador (es) m, senadora (es) f
• Swedish: senator (sv) c
• Welsh: Seneddwr (cy)

historic: position in government of ancient Rome

• Finnish: senaattori (fi)
• Latin: senātor (la) m

• Russian: сенатор (ru) (senátor) m

See also

• MP

Anagrams

• atoners, nor'-east, rotanes, treason

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Dutch

Noun

senator m (plural senatoren, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. senator

Related terms

• senaat
• senatoriaal

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /seˈnaː.tor/

Noun

senātor (genitive senātōris); m, third declension

1. senator, member of the Roman Senate

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	senātor	senātōrēs
genitive	senātōris	senātōrum
dative	senātōrī	senātōribus
accusative	senātōrem	senātōrēs
ablative	senātōre	senātōribus
vocative	senātor	senātōrēs

Derived terms

• senāculum
• senātōrius
• senātrīx

Related terms

senātus seneciō senectus

seneō senex

Descendants

English: senator French: sénateur Galician: senador Italian: senatore

Portuguese: senador Romanian: senator Russian: сенатор Spanish: senador Welsh: henadur

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Old French

Etymology

Latin senātor.

Noun

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

1. senator (in Ancient Rome)

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Romanian

Etymology

From French sénateur, Latin senator.

Noun

senator m (plural senatori)

1. senator

Declension

declension of senator

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un senator	senatorul	niște senatori	senatorii
genitive/dative	unui senator	senatorului	unor senatori	senatorilor

Related terms

• senat

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Swedish

Noun

senator c

1. a senator (member of a senate)

Declension

Declension of senator

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	senator	senatorn	senatorer	senatorerna
genitive	senators	senatorns	senatorers	senatorernas