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Definition of: legislator
(lej′is·lā′tər) noun
1. One who legislates; a lawgiver.
2. A member of a legislature. [L, proposer of a law <lex, legis a law + lator <latus, pp. to ferre bring]
—leg·is·la·to·ri·al (lej′is·lə·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-) adjective
—leg′is·la′tress (-tris), leg′is·la′trix (-triks) noun fem.
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