How to pronounce "founder"

• "founder" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "founder"

Noun

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

Synonyms:

• laminitis
• founder

Noun

a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"

Synonyms:

• founder
• beginner
• founding father
• father

Noun

a worker who makes metal castings

Synonyms:

• founder

Verb

fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

Synonyms:

• fall through
• fall flat
• founder
• flop

Verb

sink below the surface

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• founder

Verb

break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

Synonyms:

• collapse
• fall in
• cave in
• give
• give way
• break
• founder

Verb

stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

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• founder