Founder
11founder — ▪ I. founder found‧er 1 [ˈfaʊndə ǁ ər] noun [countable] ORGANIZATIONS a person who starts a new company or organization: • The company s founder and chairman, Charles Munch, has resigned. [m0] ▪ II. founder founder 2 verb [intransitive] …
12founder — flounder, founder These two words are easily confused because their form and meanings are both close. The physical meaning of flounder is ‘to struggle in mud or while wading’ and hence ‘to stumble or move clumsily’, and from these meanings… …
13founder — found|er1 [ˈfaundə US ər] n someone who establishes a business, organization, school etc founder 2 founder2 v [i]formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fondrer, from Latin fundus bottom ] 1.) to fail after a period of time because… …
14founder — I UK [ˈfaʊndə(r)] / US [ˈfaʊndər] noun [countable] Word forms founder : singular founder plural founders * someone who starts a school, organization, business, or community one of the original founders of the Communist party in Britain II UK… …
15founder — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ original ▪ company FOUNDER + NOUN ▪ member (BrE) (founding member in AmE) ▪ a founder member of the …
16founder — {{11}}founder (n.1) one who establishes, one who sets up or institutes something, mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. fundur, O.Fr. fondeor, from L. fundator, agent noun from fundare (see FOUND (Cf. found) (1)). {{12}}founder (n.2) one who casts metal,… …
17founder — [13] Etymologically, founder means ‘sink to the bottom’. Its history can be traced back to Latin fundus ‘bottom’ (source also of English found ‘establish’, fund, and fundamental), which formed the basis of a Vulgar Latin verb *fundorāre. This… …
18founder — , flounder Founder means to sink, break down, or fail; flounder means only to struggle. A drowning person flounders; ships founder …
19founder — founder1 noun a person who founds an institution or settlement. Derivatives foundress noun founder2 noun the owner or operator of a foundry. Origin ME: prob. from OFr. fondeur, from fondre (see found3). founder3 verb 1》 (of a ship) fill with wate …
20founder — re·founder; founder; …
