founder
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
Noun 4 meanings
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
“The founder of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg.”
A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation).
“a founder population”
The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.
“a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or printing types”
Verb 4 meanings
To flood with water and sink.
To fall; to stumble and go lame.
To fail; to miscarry.
To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
Etymology
From Old French fondeur, from Latin fundātor, equivalent to found + -er.
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FOUNDER at a glance
FOUNDER has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,168 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with founder
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
One letter away
- FOUNDED12
- ROUNDER8
- POUNDER10
- SOUNDER8
- BOUNDER10
- WOUNDER11
- HOUNDER11
- FOULDER11
- LOUNDER8
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