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Noun: charter member  'chaar-tur 'mem-bur
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: founder member)
  1. One of the original members when an organization was founded
    "As a charter member, he had been with the club since its inception";
    - founder member [Brit]

Derived forms: charter members

Type of: fellow member, member

Encyclopedia: Charter member