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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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FOUNDER definition: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.
1. of a horse : to become disabled. especially : to go lame. His horse foundered while he was still five miles from home. 2. : to give way : collapse. Every once in a while, perhaps as a consequence of small earthquakes or other tectonic movements … these muddy banks foundered and slid into the adjoining stagnant basin … Stephen Jay Gould.
The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started it.
Add to word list. C2. someone who establishes an organization: She is the founder and managing director of the company. Fewer examples. 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.
Founder definition: a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.. See examples of FOUNDER used in a sentence.
founder. a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built. Definition of founder noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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."
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.
