Rotarian
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Rotarianism noun
Etymology
Origin of Rotarian
1910–15; Rotay (Club) ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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He seemed simultaneously to embody the jovial, backslapping Rotarian of the mid-20th century, the midway barker of the 19th and, in the opinion of at least some critics, the court jester of the Middle Ages.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2021
Mr. Margolis was active with the Rotary Club in Washington and Rotary International and was named Rotarian of the Decade, his daughter said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2017
He also was Sumter Rotary Club’s Rotarian of the Year in 2002.
From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2016
He was a Rotarian and a Presbyterian, and he deserves to be remembered at least for having a verifiable existence.
From Time • Sep. 16, 2010
I am a Rotarian myself, and I am proud indeed that I may so proclaim myself.
From A Minstrel in France by Lauder, Harry, Sir
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