Synonyms and antonyms of Group members and describing group members in British Thesaurus

academician (noun)

formal a member of an academy that encourages interest and development in a particular subject

alumnus (noun)

formalAmerican someone who used to be a member of a sports team, musical group, company etc

arriviste (noun)

someone who has recently joined an organization or community, and is disliked by its members who have been there longer

associate (noun)

a member of an organization who has only some of the rights or benefits that ordinary members have

baby (noun)

informal the youngest member of a family or other group

branch (noun)

the members of an organization, club, or political party in a particular area: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

charter member (noun)

American a founder member of an organization

commissioner (noun)

a member of a commission

core (noun)

the members of a group who do the most work, or who support it most strongly

elder statesman (noun)

an experienced and respected member of a group or organization

eldest (adjective)

oldest of the people in a group, especially the children in a family

fellow (noun)

a member of a professional society or educational institution

founder member (noun)

British one of the people who was a member of a group, organization, club etc when it first started

gangsta (noun)

mainly Americanspoken a word used by some young people meaning a member of a gang

guest (noun)

someone who you take with you to a club where you are a member

hard core (noun)

the people within an organization or group who are the most loyal to its principles and the most involved in its activities: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

hard core (noun)

the people in a group who are extremely interested or enthusiastic: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

honorary (adjective)

an honorary member of a group is someone who is allowed to join without applying or without having the usual qualifications

inductee (noun)

mainly American someone who has been officially accepted into a group, especially a military force

insider (noun)

someone within an organization or group who knows about all the things happening in it

interloper (noun)

formal someone who is in a place or group but is not wanted by the other people there

latecomer (noun)

someone who has recently arrived, become a member of a group etc

legation (noun)

the people who work in a legation

life member (noun)

someone who will be a member of a particular club or organization for the rest of their life

member (noun)

someone who belongs to a club, organization, or group

member (noun)

a country, organization etc that belongs to a group

new/fresh blood ()

someone who joins an organization with new exciting ideas or new ways of doing things

the odd one/man out ()

someone who is not accepted by the other members of a group because of being different

the old guard (noun)

the people in an organization who have been there for a long time and do not like changes or new ideas

oligarch (noun)

a member of a small group that runs a country or large organization

one of the lads (British)

Britishinformal someone who is accepted as a member of a group of men

one/some of someone’s number ()

one or several of the people in a particular group

panelist ()

the American spelling of panellist

panellist (noun)

a member of a panel of people who give opinions or judgments

the rank and file (noun)

all the members of a group or organization except the leaders or officers

ranks (noun)

all the people within a group, organization etc

recruit (noun)

a new member of a company or an organization, especially someone who has recently joined

rep (noun)

informal a representative of a group who is officially chosen to express its opinions

representative (noun)

someone who has been chosen or elected by a person or group to vote, give opinions, or make decisions for them

representative (noun)

someone who is thought of as a typical member of a particular group

rump (noun)

a small part of a company, a group of people, or a country that remains when the rest of it has left or has been removed

selector (noun)

someone on a committee whose job is to choose someone or something, especially the members of a team

spokesman (noun)

a male spokesperson

spokesperson (noun)

someone whose job is to officially represent an organization, for example in dealing with journalists

spokeswoman (noun)

a female spokesperson

strength (noun)

the size of a group of people needed to achieve something

third/fifth wheel ()

someone in an organization or team who is not really needed

tribesman (noun)

a male member of a tribe

tribespeople (noun)

people who are members of a tribe

tribeswoman (noun)

a female member of a tribe

unit (noun)

a company or organization that is part of a group, or a place that an organization uses for a particular purpose