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founder

1. found.er \fau.n-d*r\ n : one that founds or establishes
2. foun.der \'fau.n-d*r\ \-d(*-)rin\ vb or foun.der.ing [ME foundren to 
   send to the bottom, collapse, fr. MF fondrer, deriv]. of L fundus 1: to 
   become disabled; esp : to go lame 2: to give way : COLLAPSE 3: to sink 
   below the surface of the water 4: to come to grief : FAIL : to disable esp. 
   by excessive feeding
3. foun.der n [2founder] : the condition of a foundered horse
4. found.er n : one that founds metal; specif : TYPEFOUNDER