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founder |
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founder noun | verb
1 noun •the founder of modern physics:originator, creator, (founding) father, prime mover, architect, engineer, designer, developer, pioneer, author, planner, inventor, mastermind | literary begetter.
2 verb 1.•the ship foundered:sink, go to the bottom, go down, be lost at sea. 2.•the scheme foundered:fail, be unsuccessful, not succeed, fall flat, fall through, collapse, backfire, meet with disaster, come to nothing, come to naught | informal flatline, flop, bomb. ANT succeed. 3.•their horses foundered in the river:stumble, trip, trip up, lose one's balance, lose/miss one's footing, slip, stagger, lurch, totter, fall, tumble, topple, sprawl, collapse.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS founder, flounder It is easy to confuse the words founder and flounder, not only because they sound similar but also because the contexts in which they are used overlap. Founder means, in its general and extended use, ‘fail or come to nothing, sink out of sight’ (•the scheme foundered because of lack of organizational backing). Flounder, on the other hand, means ‘struggle, move clumsily, be in a state of confusion’ (•new recruits floundering about in their first week).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs. |
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