founding father

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Definitions of founding father words

countable noun founding father The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it. 0
pluralproper noun founding father The Founding Fathers of the United States were the members of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787. 0
noun founding father a person who founds or establishes an important institution, esp a member of the US Constitutional Convention (1787) 0
noun founding father someone who founds or is instrumental in founding an institution, nation, etc. 0
noun founding father a participant in the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, esp. one who signed the document 0
noun founding father A man who founded something. 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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