Rotarian
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Rotarianism noun
Etymology
Origin of Rotarian
1910–15; Rotay (Club) ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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They recruited The Telephone Pioneers of America — a fraternal, social-service organization, like the Elks or Rotarians, but for telephone-industry workers — to help.
From Seattle Times
“I love White Pass; I’ve been here my entire career,” she told the Rotarians.
From Seattle Times
As I told the Rotarians, I see political cartoons not merely as art, not merely as opinion journalism but as a patriotic act.
From Seattle Times
These Rotarians believe it is the first program of its kind in Washington state.
From Seattle Times
He seemed simultaneously to embody the jovial, backslapping Rotarian of the mid-20th century, the midway barker of the 19th and, in the opinion of at least some critics, the court jester of the Middle Ages.
From New York Times
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