Real Dictionary

founder
The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money.
verb: If something such as a plan or project founders, it fails because of a particular point, difficulty, or problem.

founder in American English 1
laminitis
to cause to founder
to stumble, fall, or go lame
noun: a person who founds or establishes

founder in American English 2
a person who founds, or establishes
intransitive verb: to fill with water and sink
noun: inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition; laminitis
transitive verb: to cause to fill with water and sink

founder in American English 3
a person who founds, or casts, metals, glass, etc.
noun: a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.

founder in British English 1
noun: a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc

founder in British English 2
(of a ship) to sink
noun

founder in British English 3
noun: a person who makes metal castings