charter member

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noun

one of the original members or founders of a club, organization, etc.

Words nearby charter member

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Origin of charter member

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM charter member

charter membership, noun

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Examples from the Web for charter member

They were not quite up to clubs in those days, or she would have been a charter-member.
A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for charter member

charter member

noun

an original or founder member of a society or organization

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