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founder
noun
a
person
who
starts
an
organization
,
company
,
city
,
or
other
institution
•
Sara
is
the
founder
of
a
successful
tech
startup
.
Sara
is
the
founder
of
a
successful
tech
startup
.
•
The
school's
founder
donated
the
land
for
the
campus
.
The
school's
founder
donated
the
land
for
the
campus
.
Middle
English
:
from
Old
French
fondeur
,
from
fonder
‘
to
lay
the
bottom
,
establish
’,
from
Latin
fundare
‘
to
found
’.
noun
a
skilled
worker
who
melts
and
pours
metal
into
molds
to
create
castings
•
The
founder
poured
molten
bronze
into
the
bell
mold
.
The
founder
poured
molten
bronze
into
the
bell
mold
.
•
During
the
workshop
tour
,
students
watched
a
founder
shape
a
new
sculpture
.
During
the
workshop
tour
,
students
watched
a
founder
shape
a
new
sculpture
.
Derived
from
the
sense
‘
one
who
founds
(
melts
)
metal
’,
first
recorded
in
late
Middle
English
.
verb
(
of
a
ship
or
boat
)
to
fill
with
water
and
sink
•
The
old
fishing
boat
began
to
founder
in
the
rough
sea
.
The
old
fishing
boat
began
to
founder
in
the
rough
sea
.
•
Without
warning
,
the
yacht
foundered
a
mile
from
shore
.
Without
warning
,
the
yacht
foundered
a
mile
from
shore
.
Early
17th
century
:
from
French
fondrer
‘
submerge
,
sink
’,
from
fond
‘
bottom
’.
verb
to
fail
completely
or
break
down
after
a
promising
start
•
Their
grand
project
foundered
when
funding
dried
up
.
Their
grand
project
foundered
when
funding
dried
up
.
•
Peace
talks
will
founder
unless
both
sides
compromise
.
Peace
talks
will
founder
unless
both
sides
compromise
.
Figurative
extension
of
the
nautical
sense
‘
sink
’
to
the
idea
of
plans
or
efforts
collapsing
.