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Meaning of 'founder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Founder [ n.]
- One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
- One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
- A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
- An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.
2 . Founder [ v. i.]
- To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
- To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
- To fail; to miscarry.
3 . Founder [ v. t.]
- To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.

Meaning of 'founder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . founder [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
Example in sentence:
  • George Washington is the father of his country
2 . founder [ v]
Meaning (2):
- break down, literally or metaphorically
Example in sentence:
  • The business collapsed;
  • The dam broke;
  • The roof collapsed;
  • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice;
  • The wall collapsed;
  • The wall gave in
Meaning (3):
- stumble and nearly fall
Example in sentence:
  • the horses foundered
Meaning (4):
- fail utterly; collapse
Example in sentence:
  • The project foundered

Nearby Words:

fougade fougasse fought foughten foul foul-mouthed foul-spoken foulard foulder foule

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