The difference between Founder and Ruiner

When used as nouns, founder means one who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state), whereas ruiner means someone who ruins.


Founder is also verb with the meaning: of a ship, to fill with water and sink.

check bellow for the other definitions of Founder and Ruiner

  1. Founder as a noun:

    One who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state)

    Examples:

    "the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg"

  2. Founder as a noun (genetics):

    Someone for whose parents one has no data.

  1. Founder as a noun:

    The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.

  2. Founder as a noun:

    One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.

    Examples:

    "a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or printing types"

  1. Founder as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a ship, to fill with water and sink.

  2. Founder as a verb (intransitive):

    To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.

  3. Founder as a verb (intransitive):

    To fail; to miscarry.

  4. Founder as a verb (transitive, archaic, nautical):

    To cause to fill and sink, as a ship.

  5. Founder as a verb (transitive):

    To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.

  1. Ruiner as a noun:

    Someone who ruins.

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