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soroptimist club

[suh-rop-tuh-mist] Origin

so·rop·ti·mist

[suh-rop-tuh-mist]
noun
a member of an international association of professional or executive businesswomen (Soroptimist Club), devoted primarily to welfare work.

Origin:
1920–25; < Latin sor(or) sister + optimist
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Soroptimist
international society of business women and women executives, first club formed 1921 in Oakland, Calif., U.S., from sorority + optimist, probably after the Optimist Club.
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