Rotarian
noun
a member of a Rotary Club.
Rotarian
American
[roh-tair-ee-uhn]
/ roʊˈtɛər i ən /
noun
adjective
rotarian
British
/ rəʊˈtɛərɪən /
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Rotarian
1910–15; Rotay (Club) ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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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 • Sep. 4, 2021
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
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 Lewis, Sinclair
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