noun
founder
A worker who casts metal in molds.
The founder pours molten metal into the prepared mold.
Etymology
The agent ending names the worker who founds metal. That verb comes from pouring, matching the casting process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
More examples
- Several founders worked in the casting shop.
- The bell founder inspected the finished casting.
- She studied the founder's craft.
Forms
founder · founders
Similar words
- caster
- A worker who casts material, not only metal.
- smith
- Shapes metal by working it rather than pouring into molds.