Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense founders, present participle foundering, past tense, past participle foundered
1N-COUNT [usually with poss]创办人;创立者;奠基者 The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money. 创办人;创立者;奠基者
He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.