[ US /ˈfaʊndɝ/ ]
[ UK /fˈa‍ʊndɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a worker who makes metal castings
  2. a person who founds or establishes some institution
    George Washington is the father of his country
  3. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
VERB
  1. break down, literally or metaphorically
    The wall collapsed
    The business collapsed
    The wall gave in
    The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
    The dam broke
    The roof collapsed
  2. stumble and nearly fall
    the horses foundered
  3. sink below the surface
  4. fail utterly; collapse
    The project foundered
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How To Use founder In A Sentence

  • The phenomenon, called droop, has been a focus of Mr. Nakamura and other faculty members at University of California, Santa Barbara, including Soraa co-founders Steve DenBaars and James Speck . The Quest for Cheaper, Better Lights
  • Zunun Kadir, the famous writer, playwright and fabulist, was the founder and the pioneer of the contemporary Uighur literature.
  • No, just stylish, insists G.O.D. founder and chief executive Douglas Young.
  • The church that holds the undisputable proof as the first authentical apostolic establishment with founder the apostle of the Gentiles himself. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker
  • Leo Nocentelli, co-founder of the Meters and New Orleans guitar legend, may not have turned Blues Alley into the steamiest place in Georgetown on Wednesday night when he re-ignited "Fire On The Bayou. In concert: The Meters Experience at Blues Alley
  • The lack of a back-and-forth "us-verus-Nasdaq" makes it hard to imagine what the exchanges, and the fees, will look like, said Neil Catania , co-founder of agency-only brokerage firm MND Partners, located on the NYSE floor. Stock Traders Fear Fee Hit
  • The judge was making the point that the Pledge, in its current incarnation, is only about 50 – 60 years old and that the language “under God” was inserted at a particular time in response to concerns of that time and that the Pledge is not some sacrosanct invocation from the founders. The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin
  • Following his study of the game of dice, he became known as the founder of the theory of probabilistics.
  • Lowe wrote claiming that Sutton was trying to undermine him and forge an alliance with the Founders.
  • She was the founder of the company, and for forty years its guiding spirit.
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