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Definition of Founder

1. Verb. Fail utterly; collapse. "The business is going to founder "; "The project foundered"

2. Noun. Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse.

3. Verb. Sink below the surface.

4. Noun. A person who founds or establishes some institution. "George Washington is the father of his country"

5. Verb. Break down, literally or metaphorically. "The business is going to founder "; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

6. Noun. A worker who makes metal castings.

7. Verb. Stumble and nearly fall. "The horses foundered"

Definition of Founder

1. n. One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.

2. n. One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.

3. v. i. To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.

4. v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.

5. n. A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.

Definition of Founder

1. Noun. One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom something originates; one who endows. ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) Someone for whose parents one has no data. ¹

3. Noun. The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) Of a ship, to fill with water and sink. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To fail; to miscarry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Founder

1. to become disabled [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Founder

1. A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh. An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Founder

foundation garment foundation stone foundational foundationalism foundationalist foundationalistic foundationalists foundationally foundationer foundationers

foundationless foundations foundationwear founde founded founder (current term) founder cell founder effect founder effects founder principle

foundered founderies foundering founderous founders foundershaft foundery foundherentism foundherentist founding

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