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Meaning of founder


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  founder
      n 1: inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof
           to the foot of a horse [syn: {laminitis}, {founder}]
      2: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
         Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder},
         {beginner}, {founding father}, {father}]
      3: a worker who makes metal castings
      v 1: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall
           through}, {fall flat}, {founder}, {flop}]
      2: sink below the surface
      3: 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" [syn: {collapse}, {fall in},
         {cave in}, {give}, {give way}, {break}, {founder}]
      4: stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"


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