establisher; originator; person who founds (institution, settlement, etc.); one who casts, one who molds; one who establishes a channel, one who gives authorization to operate a channel (Computers)
fill with water and sink; fall; fail; stumble; cause to sink
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Founder Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Founder Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
(v. i.)
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
(v. i.)
To fail; to miscarry.
To fail; to miscarry.
(v. i.)
To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.
(n.)
One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
(n.)
One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
(n.)
An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.
An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder.
(n.)
A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
founder
\found"er\ (?), n. [cf. of. fondeor, f. fondateur, l. fundator.] one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
founder
\found"er\, n. [from found to cast.] one who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.
similar words(4)
bell founder
type founder
chest founder
iron founder
Noun
1. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
(synonym) laminitis
(hypernym) inflammation, redness, rubor
2. a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
(synonym) beginner, founding father, father
(hypernym) originator, conceiver, mastermind
(hyponym) cofounder
(derivation) establish, set up, found, launch
3. a worker who makes metal castings
(hypernym) skilled worker, trained worker
(hyponym) bell founder
Verb
1. fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
(synonym) fall through, fall flat, flop
(hypernym) fail, go wrong, miscarry
2. sink below the surface
(hypernym) sink, settle, go down, go under
(derivation) foundering, going under
3. 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"
(synonym) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) implode, go off
(verb-group) abandon, give up
4. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
(hypernym) stumble, trip
Founder Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Founder or Founders may refer to:
- Entrepreneur, the starter of a private or public company
- Founder, a metallurgist who operates a foundry
- Founder, a hoof ailment caused by Laminitis
- Founding Fathers - see list of national founders
- Founder (IRC), management status for Internet Relay Chat
- Founders (Star Trek), a subrace of the fictional Changeling race
- To founder/foundering, a nautical term for a shipwreck (accident)
- The Founder, the student newspaper at Royal Holloway, University of London
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Founder Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Founder Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Founder's Reserve Springbank, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
By: Rochdale & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland)
By: Rochdale & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Founder Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
afersu (establisher); vishizhuksu (foundry worker)
