Founder

  • 71founder — I. n. 1. Originator, institutor, establisher, planter. 2. Caster (of metals), moulder. II. v. n. 1. Sink (as a ship by filling with water), go to the bottom. 2. Fail, miscarry. 3. Trip, stumble, fall …

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  • 72founder — Verb. To freeze, to become chilled. Irish use …

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  • 73founder — I n builder, organizer, establisher, institutor; inventor, discoverer, framer, maker, designer, architect; creator, author, originator, generator, initiator, prime mover, father; producer, artist, craftsman. II v 1. sink, go down, go to Davy… …

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  • 74founder — [ˈfaʊndə] noun [C] someone who starts an organization or institution …

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  • 75founder — I found•er [[t]ˈfaʊn dər[/t]] n. one who founds or establishes • Etymology: 1275–1325 II foun•der [[t]ˈfaʊn dər[/t]] v. i. 1) navig. to fill with water and sink: The ship foundered[/ex] 2) to sink; subside 3) to become wrecked; fail utterly: The… …

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  • 76founder — / faυndə/ noun a person who starts a company …

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  • 77founder — The person who endows an eleemosynary corporation or institution, or supplies the funds for its establishment. See foundation …

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  • 78founder — The person who endows an eleemosynary corporation or institution, or supplies the funds for its establishment. See foundation …

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  • 79flounder, founder —    Founder means to sink, either literally (as with a ship) or figuratively (as with a project). Flounder means to flail helplessly. It too can be used literally (as with someone struggling in deep water) or figuratively (as with a nervous person …

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  • 80flounder, founder —    Founder means to sink, either literally (as with a ship) or figuratively (as with a project). Flounder means to flail helplessly. It too can be used literally (as with someone struggling in deep water) or figuratively (as with a nervous person …

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