a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
Origin of founder
1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English found(o)ur, foundere, fundre “original builder of a city, church, castle, or city; founder of a country,” from Anglo-French fundur, from Old French fondeor, from Latin fundātōr-, stem of fundātor; see origin at found2;see also -er1
Words nearby founder
found art, foundation, foundation garment, foundation stone, foundation subjects, founder, founder effect, founderous, founders' shares, founder's type, founding father
Definition for founder (2 of 3)
founder2
[ foun-der ]
/ ˈfaʊn dər /
verb (used without object)
(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
to become ill from overeating.
Veterinary Pathology. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis.
verb (used with object)
to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean.
Veterinary Pathology. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.
noun
Veterinary Pathology. laminitis.
Origin of founder
2
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English foundren, funder, fonder, from Old French fondrer “to plunge to the bottom, submerge,” from Vulgar Latin fundorāre (unattested), derivative of fundor-, an s-stem noun interpreted as stem of Latin fundus, actually an o-stem noun (stem fund- ) “bottom”
SYNONYMS FOR founder
2 collapse, succumb, topple, sink.
3 perish, flop.
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OTHER WORDS FROM founder
un·foun·dered,adjectiveun·foun·der·ing,adjective
Definition for founder (3 of 3)
founder3
[ foun-der ]
/ ˈfaʊn dər /
noun
a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
Origin of founder
3
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English foundour, founder, from Old French fondeur, from fondre “to melt, cast”; see origin at found3, -er1
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