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- [foun-der]
- /ˈfaʊn dər/
- /ˈfaʊn.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foun-der]
- /ˈfaʊn dər/
Definitions of founder word
- noun founder a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc. 1
- verb without object founder (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink. 1
- verb without object founder to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet. 1
- verb without object founder to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking. 1
- verb without object founder to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path. 1
- verb without object founder to become ill from overeating. 1
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Origin of founder
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at found2, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Founder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
founder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
founder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for founder
noun founder
- designer — A designer is a person whose job is to design things by making drawings of them.
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
- benefactor — A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving them money.
- creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
- builder — A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.
verb founder
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sprawl — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- misfire — (of a rifle or gun or of a bullet or shell) to fail to fire or explode.
Antonyms for founder
noun founder
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
verb founder
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
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