Founder

Noun

 * 1) One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom something originates; one who endows.
 * 2)  Someone for whose parents one has no data.
 * 3) The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.

Verb

 * 1) Fill with water and sink.
 * 2) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
 * 3) To fail; to miscarry.

Adjectives for Founder
traditional; energetic; patient; spiritual.

Thesaurus
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