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   Found·er

   /ˈfoundər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink: "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Florida coast" Similar sinkgo to the bottomgo downbe lost at seasubmergecapsizerun agroundbe swampedinformal:go to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down, typically as a result of a particular problem or setback: "the talks foundered on the issue of reform" Similar failbe unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successfall throughfall flatbreak downabortmiscarrybe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratedcollapsemisfirebackfirenot come up to scratchmeet with disastercome to griefcome to nothingcome to naughtmiss the markrun agroundgo wronggo awrygo astrayinformal:flopfizzle outflatlinecome a cropperbite the dustblow up in someone's facego down like a lead balloonOpposite succeed
   • ▪ (of a hoofed animal, especially a horse or pony) succumb to laminitis.

   noun

   • 1. laminitis in horses, ponies, or other hoofed animals. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘knock to the ground’): from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on Latin fundus ‘bottom, base’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › founderFounder Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FOUNDER is one that founds or establishes. How to use founder in a sentence. Did you know?

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOUNDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FOUNDER definition: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › founderFOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FOUNDER meaning: 1. someone who establishes an organization: 2. (especially of a boat) to fill with water and sink…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › founderFOUNDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Founder definition: a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.. See examples of FOUNDER used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › founderFounder - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The person who creates an organization or a company is known as the founder. Founder is also a verb meaning "fail miserably," which is something a company's founder hopes the company will never do.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › founderFOUNDER | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   someone who establishes an organization. (Definition of founder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of founder. in Chinese (Traditional) 創立者, 創建者, 創辦者… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 创立者, 创建者, 创办者… See more. in Spanish. fundador, fundadora, irse a pique… See more. in Portuguese.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.