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Rotarian

American  
[roh-tair-ee-uhn] / roʊˈtɛər i ən /

noun

  1. a member of a Rotary Club.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Rotarians or Rotary Clubs.

rotarian British  
/ rəʊˈtɛərɪən /

noun

  1. a member of a Rotary Club

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Rotary Clubs or their members

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Rotarianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Rotarian

1910–15; Rotay (Club) ( def. ) + -an

Example Sentences

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Her hands were inked with the letters “YCP” - an idea she says she got from Rotarian Magazine.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

Mr. Margolis was active with the Rotary Club in Washington and Rotary International and was named Rotarian of the Decade, his daughter said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2017

“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

On the following day, Len took Moira to the doctor's office, where they read dog-eared copies of The Rotarian and Field and Stream for an hour.

From Special Delivery by Knight, Damon Francis