charter member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)

charter membership noun

Examples of charter member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year marks a couple of big milestones for the Cubs — 150 years since the founding of the Cubs, who trace their history back to 1876 as a charter member of the National League, and 10 years since the Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Andy Hertzfeld, a charter member of Apple’s Macintosh development team, recalled being summoned to a meeting called by Jobs to upbraid Gates over Microsoft’s plans for the Windows display. —Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026

And this marked the first time the championship game featured two of the conference’s seven charter members since the Johnnies beat the Huskies 80-70 in that 2000 game. —Mike Fitzpatrick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

And this marked the first time the championship game featured two of the conference’s seven charter members since the Johnnies beat the Huskies 80-70 in that 2000 game. —ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charter member

• december
• dismember
• nonmember
• november
• remember
• september
• ember