🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Fundador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fun-da-dor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Founder/ˈfaʊndər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O fundador da empresa é um visionário."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who establishes an institution, organization, or settlement.

    "Steve Jobs is often regarded as the founder of Apple Inc."
  2. 2

    A person who originates or creates something.

    "The founder of the charity dedicated her life to helping the less fortunate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'founder' originates from the Old French 'fonder', which itself comes from the Latin 'fundare', meaning 'to lay a foundation'. The term evolved through Middle English, reflecting the act of establishing or creating something, particularly in a formal context.

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