Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charter member

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: char-ter mem-ber
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An original member of an organization; a member named in an organization's charter.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

charter members (plural)

Synonyms

founding member founder member

Questions

What does charter member mean?: An original member of an organization; a member named in an organization's charter.

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