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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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. As a noun, founder means "the beginner or originator of something."

6. 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 it. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. American English : founder / ˈfaʊndər /

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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.

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   Define founder. founder synonyms, founder pronunciation, founder translation, English dictionary definition of founder. to fall or sink down; to become wrecked; to stumble; collapse; succumb: The project foundered because public support was lacking.

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   FOUNDER meaning: a person who creates or establishes something that is meant to last for a long time (such as a business or school) a person who founds something.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfounder noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    noun. /ˈfaʊndə (r)/ /ˈfaʊndər/ a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built. the founder and president of the company. a wife and husband who are joint founders of the company. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective. Definitions on the go.

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    founder meaning, definition, what is founder: someone who establishes a business, orga...: Learn more.