congressman

con-gress-man · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A member of the United States Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.

  2. 2.

    A male member of any legislative congress.

Forms

plural: congressmen

Related words

See also: congress, legislator, representative, senator
Synonyms: lawmaker, legislator, member of Congress, representative

Etymology

Compound of congress (from Latin congressus, "a meeting") + man. First used in the American context in the late 18th century.