Founder Definition
foundər
foundered, foundering, founders
verb
foundered, foundering, founders
To fill with water, as during a storm, and sink.
Webster's New World
To cave in; sink.
The platform swayed and then foundered.
American Heritage
To become stuck as in soft ground; bog down.
Webster's New World
To cause to founder.
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noun
founders
Webster's New World
One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom something originates; one who endows.
Wiktionary
A person who founds, or establishes.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A person who founds, or casts, metals, glass, etc.
Webster's New World
Origin of Founder
Middle English foundren to sink to the ground from Old French fondrer from Vulgar Latin funderāre from fundus *funder- bottom from Latin fundus fund-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French fondrer (“send to the bottom”), from Latin fundus (“bottom”)
From Wiktionary
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From Middle French fondeur, from Latin fundo (“pour, melt, cast”)
From Wiktionary
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From Old French fondeur, from Latin fundātor.
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