senator
sen·a·tor/ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/noun
senator is spelled S-E-N-A-T-O-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (sen·a·tor). It appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, senator means “A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of senator is senators.
How many letters and syllables are in senator?
| Letters | 7: S-E-N-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sen·a·tor |
| In writing | 38 times per million words; the 2,581st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is senator?
Senator appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce senator?
- UK /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
- US /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/
Senator has 3 syllables, split sen·a·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-senator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with senator?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as senator (/ɛnətəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: treason, santero, anteros.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of senator
- senators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does senator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian Senator Timothy de Illy made “welfare hotel for Third-World nations” a household catchphrase.
- 2
datedA member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
- 3
A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
- 4
A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
- 5
A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
- 6
obsoleteAn important church official.
- 7
In Germany, a minister of the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; and a government official of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League.
noun
- 1
The title for someone who is elected to be a senator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Senator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sénateur, sénatrice |
| German | Senator, Senatorin |
| Portuguese | senador, senadora |
| Spanish | senador, senadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does senator come from?
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).