/i lek"teuhr/ , n.
1. a person who elects or may elect, esp. a qualified voter.
2. a member of the electoral college of the U.S.
3. ( usually cap. ) one of the German princes entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
[ 1425-75; late ME electo ( u ) r elector chooser, equiv. to eleg-, var. s. of eligere (see ELECT) + -tor -TOR ]