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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founding member

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
found-ing mem-ber
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

founding members (plural)

Phrases

founding father founding mother

Frequently Paired Words

founding father founding mother

Synonyms

charter member founder member

Questions

What does founding member mean?
A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.

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