founder
noun
a person who founds or establishes something, as a company or institution.
founders
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present tense formof founder (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Powerus, as the founders tell it, traces its roots to Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
One of the founders of Novaya Gazeta in the 1990s - and for many years its chief editor - was journalist Dmitry Muratov, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It evokes what was said to be the mission statement of Google’s founders at the time of its IPO, which was “Don’t be evil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The second is that while the founders and executives say up front that they have “pledged” to give 80% of their wealth to philanthropic causes, it turns out this isn’t a pledge at all.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Back in Washington, D.C., the Public Allies founders had mustered a fledgling class of fifteen Allies who were working in various organizations around the city.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
