founder

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who starts or establishes a company, organization, or institution.

   Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook.

2. 2
   verb

   (Of a ship) to fill with water and sink.

   The old ship foundered in the storm and sank within minutes.

3. 3
   verb

   To fail completely, especially after a difficult start.

   The peace talks foundered when neither side would compromise.

From Middle French fondrer (“send to the bottom”), from Latin fundus (“bottom”).

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