Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founderer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: founder-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who founders.

noun

Misconstruction of founder (“metalworker”).

Example Sentences

"When she and her sister were away at Williamsburg, Nancy and I were more like founderers on a raft adrift in an angry sea."

Etymology

From founder + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: founder

Inflected Forms

founderers (plural)

Questions

What does founderer mean?: One who founders.
Where does founderer come from?: From founder + -er.

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