founder member

founder member
founder member noun
One of those members of a society who were instrumental in its foundation
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founder member UK US noun [countable] [singular founder member plural founder members] british
one of the people who was a member of a group, organization, club etc when it first started
Thesaurus: group members and describing group membershyponym

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ˌfounder ˈmember [founder member founder members] (BrE) (NAmE ˌcharter ˈmember) noun
one of the first members of a society, an organization, etc, especially one who helped start it
See also:charter member

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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