founder
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfaʊndər/
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- The founder of the workshop demonstrated how to cast the metal by pouring it into the molds.
Examples
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And it is even more troubling given that SpaceX's founder and CEO is a big-time Obama donor.
Blog text (12) -
Sibel Edmonds is the founder and director of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC).
Blog text (33) -
- Harry Wormwood, owner and founder.
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He's a founder of the Coalition for Moral Order.
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Herbert Croly, founder of The New Republic, published his very influential The Promise of American Life the next year.
Academic text (2017) -
Howard Clifford... founder and chairman of Clifford industries.
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In ancient times, a skilled founder was essential for creating tools and artifacts from molten metal.
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As a talented founder, he carefully melted the bronze before shaping it into intricate designs.
Synonyms
2
3.5
A person who makes things from metal, often by hammering or welding
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8.8
A person who pours hot metal into molds to make objects
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4.2
A person who makes or repairs metal items by shaping and joining them
A person who makes bells by pouring hot liquid metal into a mold
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
founder = found (transparent) = found + er
If a learner knows this technical verb sense of 'found', 'founder' is a regular agent noun meaning 'person who founds metal'.
Etymology
Founder (metal worker) comes from the Latin root fundere meaning 'to pour' and is the same root as foundry, the place where people pour hot metal. So a founder is someone who pours metal into molds to make objects.