What is the meaning of founder?

noun

• Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse.
  • synonyms: laminitis
• A person who founds or establishes some institution.
  • usage: "George Washington is the father of his country"
  • synonyms: beginner, founding father, father
• A worker who makes metal castings.

verb

• Fail utterly; collapse.
  • usage: "The project foundered"
  • synonyms: fall through, fall flat, flop
• Sink below the surface.
• Break down, literally or metaphorically.
  • usage: "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
  • synonyms: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break
• Stumble and nearly fall.
  • usage: "the horses foundered"