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verb
- 1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink: "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Cornish coast" Similar
- 2. (of a horse or its rider) stumble or fall from exhaustion, lameness, etc.: "some of their horses foundered and damaged themselves in the stones of the riverbed" Similar
noun
- 1. laminitis in horses, ponies, or other hoofed animals. North American
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The meaning of FOUNDER is one that founds or establishes. How to use founder in a sentence. Did you know?
FOUNDER definition: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.
FOUNDER meaning: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.
Founder definition: a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.. See examples of FOUNDER used in a sentence.
The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started it. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. American English : founder / ˈfaʊndər /
Define founder. founder synonyms, founder pronunciation, founder translation, English dictionary definition of founder. to fall or sink down; to become wrecked; to stumble; collapse; succumb: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
The person who creates an organization or a company is known as the founder. Founder is also a verb meaning "fail miserably," which is something a company's founder hopes the company will never do. As a noun, founder means "the beginner or originator of something."
founder. [intransitive] (of a plan, attempt, etc.) to fail, especially because of a particular problem or difficulty. The project foundered after problems with funding. The venture might easily founder for want of capital to finance expansion. founder on something The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
someone who establishes an organization. (Definition of founder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of founder. in Chinese (Traditional) 創立者, 創建者, 創辦者… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 创立者, 创建者, 创办者… See more. in Spanish. fundador, fundadora, irse a pique… See more. in Portuguese.
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 found 1 ;see also -er 1.
