Definitions for founder

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founder found·er

Spelling: [foun-der]

IPA: /ˈfaʊn dər/

Founder is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in founder (defnoru).

Definitions for founder

noun

1. a person who founds or establishes.
2. Veterinary Pathology. laminitis.
3. a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to fill with water and sink:
2. Veterinary Pathology. to cause (a horse) to break down, go lame, or suffer from laminitis.

verb (used without object)

1. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2. to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.:
3. to become wrecked; fail utterly:
4. to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse:
5. to become ill from overeating.
6. Veterinary Pathology. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis.

Origin of founder

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at found², -er¹

Examples for founder

Filled with the idea that the ship was about to founder, Madden stared about.

If we leave her alone, mayhap she will founder, and then how will the women be saved?

He was the founder of our family--though, of course, he oughtn't to have been.

Fulkerson, the founder of the magazine who has hired March, is someone he can cope with.

Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.

The founder of Pan Am, Juan Trippe, knew how business was done in the Caribbean.

When vessels are about to founder, the rats are said to leave 'em.

The sons of the founder were, like their father, distinguished for their mechanical ability.

Tom Angell, founder of nonprofit Marijuana Majority, says the whole thing is a bit odd.

Since then, the app has gained over 165,000 users in more than 70 countries, according to its founder.