The Only Use of
founder
in
Lord of the Flies
- The air here was dark too, and the creepers dropped their ropes like the rigging of foundered ships.
p. 56.6foundered = sunken
Definitions:
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(1)
(founder as in: a founder of the company) someone who establishes or starts something
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(2)
(founder as in: peace talks foundered) to fail or break-down
or:
to physically sink below the surface or fall -
(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A less common meaning refers to someone who manufactures things made from cast metal.