founder

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaʊndər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfaʊndɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(foun′dər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
founder n (person who establishes [sth])fundador, fundadora nm, nf
 Ryan was the founder of the company.
 Ryan era el fundador de su compañía.
founder⇒ vi (ship, boat: sink)hundirse⇒ v prnl
  irse a pique loc verb
 The boat foundered in the storm.
 El barco se hundió en la tormenta.
founder vi figurative (fail or collapse)fallar⇒ vi
  colapsar⇒ vi
 The venture foundered when the market dried up.
 El negocio falló cuando el mercado desapareció.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
founder vi (horse: collapse)colapsar⇒ vi
 The horse foundered after hours of hard riding.
 El caballo colapsó después de horas de mucho cabalgar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
co-founder,
cofounder n		 ([sb]: establishes [sth] jointly)cofundador, cofundadora nm, nf
founder-flush adj (genetic evolution)de efecto fundador loc adj
founder's share n often plural (business: held by founder of company)cédulas de fundador loc nom f
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'founder' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
colonizer - father - founder's share - majority shareholder - Mao Tse-tung - progenitor
Spanish:
fundador - acción de fundador - campanero - cofundador - fundador de - fundidor - iniciador - zozobrar

Collocations: is the founder member of (the organization), the founder's [goals, mission], is the founder of modern [medicine, nutrition, physics], more...

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