noun
    
    plural -ers
    
    [count] :a person who creates or establishes something that is meant to last for a long time (such as a business or school) :a person who founds something
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -ers; -dered; -dering
    
    [no obj]
    
    to experience failure :to be unsuccessful :fail
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    of a boat or ship :to fill with water and sink