foundernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfaʊn.dər/us/ˈfaʊn.dɚ/C2 someone who establishes an organization:
She is the founder and managing director of the company.
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- She was the founder of the company, and for 40 years its guiding spirit.
- The first safety razor was invented by company founder King C. Gillette in 1903.
- René Descartes is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.
- The statue commemorates the founder of the college.
- He is recognized as one of the founders of computer technology.
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Bosses & managers
- administration
- boss
- captain of industry
- CEO
- chief executive
- chief executive officer
- gangmaster
- general
- Goliath
- governance
- governor
- magnate
- manager
- manageress
- managing director
- middle management
- overseer
- taskmaster
- top brass
- vice president
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Organizations - position & status
founderverb [ I ]
uk/ˈfaʊn.dər/us/ˈfaʊn.dɚ/(especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink:
The ferry foundered in a heavy storm, taking many of the passengers and crew with it.
to be unsuccessful:
Teaching computers to read and write has always foundered on the unpredictable human element in language.
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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail sth out
- buoy
- ducking
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- submerge
- sunken
- unsinkable
- waterlogged
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Failing and doing badly