Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of member
"The club welcomed five new members last week to join our growing community."
In plain English: Members are the people who belong to a specific group or organization.
"The members of the club gathered for their annual meeting."
Usage: Use "members" to refer to people who belong to an organization, group, or family. It functions as the standard plural form when counting individuals with shared status rather than body parts.
Derived from Old French membre and Latin membrum, the word originally referred to any limb or part of an organism, specifically an arm or leg. It later evolved in English to denote constituent parts of a group or organization as well as people belonging to such groups.