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   founder

   /ˈfaʊndə/

   verb

   • 1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink: "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Cornish coast" Similar sinkgo to the bottomgo downbe lost at seasubmergecapsizerun agroundbe swampedinformal:go to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down as a result of a particular problem: "the talks foundered on the issue of reform" Similar failbe unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successfall throughfall flatbreak downabortmiscarrybe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratedcollapsemisfirebackfirenot come up to scratchmeet with disastercome to griefcome to nothingcome to naughtmiss the markrun agroundgo wronggo awrygo astrayinformal:flopfizzle outflatlinecome a cropperbite the dustblow up in someone's facego down like a lead balloonOpposite succeed
   • 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 stumbletriptrip uplose one's balancelose/miss one's footingslippitchstaggerlurchtotterfallfall downfall overfall headlongtumbletopplesprawlgo lamecollapse
   • ▪ (of a hoofed animal, especially a horse or pony) succumb to laminitis. North American

   noun

   • 1. laminitis in horses, ponies, or other hoofed animals. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘knock to the ground’): from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on Latin fundus ‘bottom, base’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › founderFounder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FOUNDER is one that founds or establishes. How to use founder in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOUNDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FOUNDER definition: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.

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   Founder definition: a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.. See examples of FOUNDER used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FOUNDER meaning: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   founder. The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.

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   Jun 14, 2024 · One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). Antonym: ruiner. The founder of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg. ( genetics) A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation ). a founder population.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   founder. noun [ C ] uk / ˈfaʊndə r/ us. Add to word list Add to word list. someone who establishes an organization. (Definition of founder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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    founder. 1. [ foun-der ] show ipa. See synonyms for: founder foundered founders on Thesaurus.com. noun. a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution. QUIZ. Try This Easy Quiz On The March Synonyms Of The Day! It’s so effortless to summon all the synonyms, you’ll beam! Question 1 of 11. Which is a synonym for GRAMMAR?

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfounder noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    founder. noun. /ˈfaʊndə (r)/. /ˈfaʊndər/. a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built. the founder and president of the company. a wife and husband who are joint founders of the company. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. adjective.