founder
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
Other meanings
A common ancestor of some population (especially one with a certain genetic mutation).
“a founder population”
The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
Synonyms
- founding father
- father
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “founder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.