Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person who creates or establishes something, especially an organization or institution.
Founder
/ˈfaʊndə/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
This word has no antonymsExamples:
Perhaps that is why my ship foundered.Fortunately, I did not know what the word 'founder' meant.The sailors began to cry out that the ship would founder.
Etymology:
The word founder comes from the Old French fondre, from Latin fundare meaning to lay the bottom, to establish.
Usage Statistics:
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