founder1
Pronunciation: /ˈfaʊndə(r)/
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Definition of founder
noun
Origin:
Middle English: probably from Old French fondeur, from fondre (see found3)
Do not confuse flounder with founder. Flounder means 'stagger clumsily in mud or water' or 'be confused or in difficulty' (new recruits floundering about in the first week), whereas founder means 'fail or come to nothing' (the scheme foundered because of lack of backing).