Rotarian
noun
a member of a Rotary Club.
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Rotarian
American
[roh-tair-ee-uhn]
/ roʊˈtɛər i ən /
noun
adjective
rotarian
British
/ rəʊˈtɛərɪən /
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Rotarian
1910–15; Rotay (Club) ( def. ) + -an
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The Odessa American reports Chesnut and an English Rotarian, Milton Frary, were on their way to give wheelchairs to 150 disabled Ghanaians when they drove onto an astonishing and very poignant sight.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2019
A Midwesterner graced by Rotarian decency and an Eagle Scout’s moral compass, he helped restore calm after a stormy national nightmare.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2018
“My husband has been a Rotarian since about 1991, so I always helped out on all sorts of projects with his Golden Rotary Club,” she said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2015
He was a Rotarian and a Presbyterian, and he deserves to be remembered at least for having a verifiable existence.
From Time ● Sep. 16, 2010
Only let any doggone Booster try to get Number 5 away from a live Rotarian next year, and watch the fur fly!
From Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Far from the gruff, aggressive character most people would imagine of a bail bondsman, Olszowy is more rotarian than renegade, in a crisp navy suit and with brushed-back hair.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2017
While the majority regard Jesus as an ascetic, a reformer, opposed to business and joviality, Bruce Barton has convinced thousands that Jesus was the great business man, rotarian and advertiser.
From The Mistakes of Jesus by William Floyd
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