original member
From the start
An original member is someone who belonged to a group from its founding, before later additions or replacements.
The phrase emphasizes continuity and authenticity: She's an original member of the band.
Original members often carry special status or authority within organizations, distinguishing them from those who joined afterward.
- founderOne who begins something
- founding fatherMale institutional originator
- charterFounding organizational document
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- inauguralFirst in office
first · day one · from the start · veteran · founding · genesis · core · inner circle · legacy · alumni · earliest · initial · trailblazer · backbone · stalwart · old school · remaining · surviving
- foundersfounders, founder, co-founders, cofounders, co-founder
- Biker ClubsHells Angels, Mongols, Outlaws, colors, cuts
- rock musicrock band, electric guitar, guitar solo, guitar riff, guitar riffs
- ancestorsancestor, ancestors, forebears, forebear, forbear
original memberlatecomer
Person arriving past time
newcomer · Johnny-come-lately · recruit · new recruit · new arrival
original memberreplacement
What takes another's place
substitute · fill-in · stand-in · impostor · pretender
original, originally, originality, originate, originated, originating, originator, origin, origins