founder

/fˈaʊndɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
2. a person who founds or establishes some institution
   “George Washington is the father of his country”
3. a worker who makes metal castings

verb

1. fail utterly; collapse
   “The project foundered”
2. sink below the surface
3. break down, literally or metaphorically
   “The wall collapsed”
4. stumble and nearly fall
   “the horses foundered”

Synonyms for founder

• laminitis
• beginner
• founding father
• father
• fall through
• fall flat
• flop
• collapse
• fall in
• cave in
• give
• give way
• break

Words that rhyme with founder

• flounder
• bounder
• pounder
• rounder
• cofounder
• grounder
• sounder