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