charter member
Founding group participant
A charter member is an original or founding member of an organization, present at its establishment.
The term implies special status—charter members often receive recognition or privileges that later members don't: As a charter member of the club, she paid no annual dues.
The phrase sometimes appears ironically: He's a charter member of the lonely hearts club.
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- incorporatorOne who forms corporations
- establisherOne who creates permanently
- organizerArrangement tool or person
initiator · originator · architect · framer · creator · instigator · visionary · developer
First or inventive
beginning · genesis · debut · launch · commencement · establishment · inauguration · inception
Superior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- selectCarefully pick from options
- insiderOne with confidential access
- VIPNotable, for short
inner circle · distinguished · honorary · lifetime · legacy · alumnus · emeritus · credential
First to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- vanguardForemost position or group
trendsetter · innovator · early adopter · first mover · leader · spearhead · standard-bearer · torchbearer
founder
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- incorporatorOne who forms corporations
- establisherOne who creates permanently
organizer · initiator · originator · architect · framer · creator · instigator · visionary · developer · planner
original
First or inventive
earliest · beginning · genesis · debut · launch · commencement · establishment · inauguration · inception · formation
elite
Superior select group
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- selectCarefully pick from options
- insiderOne with confidential access
VIP · inner circle · distinguished · honorary · lifetime · legacy · alumnus · emeritus · credential · badge
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- forerunnerOne that comes before
vanguard · trendsetter · innovator · early adopter · first mover · leader · spearhead · standard-bearer · torchbearer · guide
- foundersfounders, founder, co-founders, cofounders, co-founder
- membersRotarian, Jaycee, Freemason, Mason, Shriner
- chartersMagna Carta
- church memberscongregant, parishioner, believer, faithful, tither
- Greek lifefraternities, fraternity, sorority, sororities, frats
- membership recordsexpiration date, renewal date, status, payment history, roster
member, membership, charter, charters, memberships, chartered, chartering, nonmember, unchartered