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founder1
/fown"deuhr/, n.
a person who founds or establishes.
[1275-1325; ME; see FOUND2, -ER1]
founder2
/fown"deuhr/, v.i.
1. (of a ship,
boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2. to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
3. to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
4. to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
5. to become ill from overeating.
6. Vet. Pathol. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis.
v.t.
7. to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean.
8. Vet. Pathol. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.
n.
9. Vet. Pathol. laminitis.
[
1300-50; ME foundren < MF fondrer to plunge to the bottom, submerge < VL *fundorare, deriv. of *fundor-, taken as s. of L fundus bottom]
Syn. 3. collapse, perish, succumb, topple, sink; flop.
founder3
/fown"deuhr/, n.
a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
[1175-1225; ME; see FOUND3, -ER1]
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Founder — may refer to: * Founder (noun) With respect to a settlement, organization, company or enterprise, the person who started or founded (as if forging steel) it. * Founder (noun) A metalworker operating a foundry. * Foundering (verb) – Sinking, used… … Wikipedia
founder — Ⅰ. founder [1] ► NOUN ▪ a person who founds an institution or settlement. Ⅱ. founder [2] ► NOUN ▪ the owner or operator of a foundry. Ⅲ. founder [3] … English terms dictionary
Founder — Found er, n. [From {Found} to cast.] One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types. [1913 Webster] {Fonder s dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4. {Founder s sand}, a kind of sand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
founder — found·er n: one that founds or establishes: as a: one that establishes a foundation b: founding father Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Founder — Found er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to establish.] 1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Founder — Found er, n. (Far.) (a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See {Chest ffounder}. James White. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
founder — [n] person who establishes an institution architect, author, beginner, benefactor, builder, constructor, creator, designer, establisher, forebearer, framer, generator, initiator, institutor, inventor, maker, organizer, originator, patron, planner … New thesaurus
founder — founder1 [foun′dər] vi. [ME foundren < OFr fondrer, to fall in, sink < fond, bottom < L fundus, bottom: see FOUND2] 1. to stumble, fall, or go lame 2. to become stuck as in soft ground; bog down 3. to fill with water, as during a storm,… … English World dictionary
Founder — Found er, v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Founder — Found er, n. [Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L. fundator.] One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
founder — ▪ I. founder found‧er 1 [ˈfaʊndə ǁ ər] noun [countable] ORGANIZATIONS a person who starts a new company or organization: • The company s founder and chairman, Charles Munch, has resigned. [m0] ▪ II. founder founder 2 verb [intransitive] … Financial and business terms
