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founder¹
- /ˈfaʊndəɹ/
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.də] UK
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.də]
- [ˈfaːn.də]
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɹ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɹ̩]
- [ˈfaːn.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaːn.dɹ̩]
Rhymes with -aʊndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English foundour, from Old French fondeur, from Latin fundātor, equivalent to found + -er.
noun founders
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One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
The founder of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg.
Opposite: ruiner
- A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation). a founder population
founder²
- /ˈfaʊndəɹ/
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.də] UK
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.də]
- [ˈfaːn.də]
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɹ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɹ̩]
- [ˈfaːn.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaːn.dɹ̩]
Rhymes with -aʊndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English foundour, from Middle French fondeur, from Latin fundo (“pour, melt, cast”).
noun founders
- The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation. The term 'founder' was applied in the British iron industry long afterwards to the ironworker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
- One who casts metals in various forms; a caster. a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or printing types
founder³
- /ˈfaʊndəɹ/
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.də] UK
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.də]
- [ˈfaːn.də]
- [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaʊ̯n.dɹ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɚ] ~ [ˈfæʊ̯n.dɹ̩]
- [ˈfaːn.dɚ] ~ [ˈfaːn.dɹ̩]
Rhymes with -aʊndə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle French fondrer (“send to the bottom”), from Latin fundus (“bottom”).
noun founders
- A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves.
verb founders · foundering · foundered
- To flood with water and sink. We were not much more than a quarter of an hour out of our ship but we saw her sink, and then I understood for the first time what was meant by a ship foundering in the sea.
- To fall; to stumble and go lame.
- To fail; to miscarry. All his tricks founder.
- To cause to flood and sink, as a ship. We found a strong Tide setting out of the Streights to the Northward, and like to founder our Ship.
- To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
Founder⁴
noun Founders
- A Founding Father. As the Founders saw it, the great driver of freedom was knowledge.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: give, give way, founding father, beginner, father, break, fall in, collapse, flop, fall through, fall flat, cave in, laminitis, founding, founded, incorporator
Translations
Every language
noun someone for whose parents one has no data
| Русский | найдёныш najdjónyš |
|---|
noun one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author
| Español | fundador, fundadora, fundadores, fundadoras |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 창설자 changseolja, 설립자 seollipja, 창립자 changnipja |
| 日本語 | 創設者 sōsetsusha, 創立者 sōritsusha, 設立者 setsuritsusha |
| 中文 | 創辦人 /创办人 chuàngbànrén, 創立者 /创立者 chuànglìzhě, 建立者 jiànlìzhě, 創始人 /创始人 chuàngshǐrén |
| हिन्दी | संस्थापक sansthāpak, प्रवर्तक pravartak, संस्थापिका sansthāpikā |
| Português | fundador |
| Français | fondateur, fondatrice, fondateurs |
| Deutsch | Gründer, Gründerin |
| Italiano | fondatore, creatore |
| Ελληνικά | ιδρυτής idrytís, θεμελιωτής themeliotís |
| Română | fondator, întemeietor |
| Русский | основа́тель osnovátelʹ, основа́тельница osnovátelʹnica, учреди́тель učredítelʹ, учреди́тельница učredítelʹnica, основополо́жник osnovopolóžnik, основополо́жница osnovopolóžnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người sáng lập |
| العربية | مُؤَسِّس muʔassis, مُؤَسِّسَة muʔassisa |
noun worker in charge of the blast furnace and smelting
| Português | fundidor |
|---|---|
| Français | fondeur |
| Italiano | fonditore |
| Ελληνικά | χύτης chýtis |
| Русский | плави́льщик plavílʹščik, лите́йщик litéjščik |
noun one who casts metals in various forms
| Deutsch | Glockengießer |
|---|---|
| Italiano | modellatore, foggiatore, plasmatore |
| Русский | лите́йщик litéjščik |
noun disease of hoof
| Русский | ламини́т laminít, воспале́ние копы́та vospalénije kopýta |
|---|
verb to sink
| Español | hundirse, zozobrar, irse a pique |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 沈没する chinbotsu-suru |
| Português | afundir, afundar |
| Français | couler, sombrer |
| Deutsch | sinken |
| Ελληνικά | βυθίζομαι vythízomai, καταποντίζομαι katapontízomai, βουλιάζω vouliázo |
| Русский | затонуть zatonutʹ |
verb to stumble
| Português | tropeçar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | stolpern |
| Ελληνικά | καταρρέω katarréo, γκρεμίζομαι gkremízomai |
verb to fail
| Español | fracasar, zozobrar, irse a pique |
|---|---|
| Português | fracassar, falhar |
| Français | échouer |
| Deutsch | scheitern |
| Ελληνικά | ναυαγώ navagó, καταποντίζομαι katapontízomai |
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title = {founder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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