definition of
founder

[1] #1 founder n. [laminitis] inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse. wn

[2] #2 founder n. [beginner, founding father, father] a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country". wn

[3] #3 founder v. [fall through, fall flat, flop] fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered". wn

[4] #4 founder v. sink below the surface. wn

[5] #5 founder n. a worker who makes metal castings. wn