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

The Red Bulls take a 23-22-15 lead in the all-time series between the charter members. — CBS News, 23 May 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

Whoever enlisted Jorma Taccone to direct this deserves a raise, given that the charter member of the Lonely Island understands how to consistently ramp things up to levels of high ridiculousness. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026

The Dynamite started in 1987 as a charter member of the Arena Football League and played their home games at McNichols Sports Arena. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for charter member

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