noun, verb
noun a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes sth to be built:
the founder and president of the company
verb [V] ~ (on sth) (written)
1 (of a plan, etc.) to fail because of a particular problem or difficulty:
The project foundered after problems with funding. * The peace talks foundered on a basic lack of trust.
2 (of a ship) to fill with water and sink:
Our boat foundered on a reef.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for founder is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does founder appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — founder appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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