Founder word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "founder" word
[noun] a worker who makes metal castings
[noun] inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
[verb] stumble and nearly fall; of horses
[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"
[verb] sink below the surface
[verb] fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
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\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. {Fonder's dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4. {Founder's sand}, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of molding.
\Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F. s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to establish.] 1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship. 2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse. For which his horse fear['e] gan to turn, And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. --Chaucer. 3. To fail; to miscarry. ``All his tricks founder.'' --Shak.
\Found"er\, v. t. To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
\Found"er\, n. (Far.)
(a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by inflammation; closh.
(b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See {Chest ffounder}. --James White.
Synonyms for founder
beginner, break, cave in, collapse, fall flat, fall in, fall through, father, flop, founding father, give, give way, laminitis
See also: bell founder | buckle | change | cofounder | coloniser | colonizer | conceiver | crumple | fail | flop | foundress | go down | go off | go under | go wrong | implode | inflammation | mastermind | miscarry | originator | redness | rubor | settle | sink | skilled worker | slide down | slump | stumble | trained worker | trip |
Related terms: abort, be poleaxed, collapse, come to naught, executrix, flop down, institutor, introducer, inventor, journeyman, mother, organizer, pitchpole, plop down, precursor, realizer, run aground, scuttle, settle, slump, stagger, sway
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Let's analyse "founder" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: REDNUOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
founder: 6 + 3 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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