founder
1a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
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Other definitions for founder (2 of 3)
(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.
to become ill from overeating.
Veterinary Pathology. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis.
to cause to fill with water and sink: Rough seas had foundered the ship in mid-ocean.
Veterinary Pathology. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.
Veterinary Pathology. laminitis.
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- un·foun·dered, adjective
- un·foun·der·ing, adjective
Other definitions for founder (3 of 3)
a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
Origin of founder
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How to use founder in a sentence
After Monday’s conversation with the co-CEOs of Gensler, I talked yesterday with Matthew Lock and Simon Pole, founder and global design director of Unispace.
He will replace Jeff Wilke, a longtime lieutenant to founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos.
Amazon has tapped Dave Clark as chief of its retail business | Rachel Schallom | August 21, 2020 | FortuneContrast that with founders who conduct an initial coin offering.
It was almost exactly one year ago when Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock, resigned abruptly.
The year’s hottest e-commerce stock is up more than 1,500%. Its founder cashed out before the rally | Bernhard Warner | August 18, 2020 | FortuneWhile they haven’t set any kind of timeline for when they might have a working device up and running, the founders of Universal Quantum told the BBC they are confident the technical capability exists to build the machine.
A New Startup Intends to Build the World’s First Large-Scale Quantum Computer | Edd Gent | June 22, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Since then, the app has gained over 165,000 users in more than 70 countries, according to its founder.
Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
Who Is Joe Manganiello? Sofia Vergara’s Fiancé on the Value of Hard Work | The Daily Beast Video | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo Labels co-founder and Daily Beast columnist Mark McKinnon is also an investor.
Fulkerson, the founder of the magazine who has hired March, is someone he can cope with.
The founder of Pan Am, Juan Trippe, knew how business was done in the Caribbean.
Their founder named them Minimos Fratres, as a special indication of humility.
Who was it but its founder, that led the Conservative party through these successive stages of triumph?
In that year the founder of the firm, Mr. Thomas Cook, arranged with the Midland the first public excursion train on record.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowWalter Mildmay, an English statesman, died; founder of Emanuel college.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellNot so had the founder, Colonel James Skinner, treated the religions of the people among whom he lived.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for founder (1 of 3)
/ (ˈfaʊndə) /
a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc
Origin of founder
1British Dictionary definitions for founder (2 of 3)
/ (ˈfaʊndə) /
(of a ship) to sink
to break down or fail: the project foundered
to sink into or become stuck in soft ground
to fall in or give way; collapse
(of a horse) to stumble or go lame
archaic (of animals, esp livestock) to become ill from overeating
vet science another name for laminitis
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British Dictionary definitions for founder (3 of 3)
/ (ˈfaʊndə) /
a person who makes metal castings
(in combination): an iron founder
Origin of founder
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