fondeur

== French == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From fondre +‎ -eur. ==== Noun ==== fondeur m (plural fondeurs) owner of a foundry founder, the iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation in a foundry === Etymology 2 === From fond +‎ -eur, from ski de fond (“cross-country skiing”). ==== Noun ==== fondeur m (plural fondeurs, feminine fondeuse) cross-country skier === Further reading === “fondeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === refondu == Old French == === Etymology === Latin fundātor. === Noun === fondeur oblique singular, m (oblique plural fondeurs, nominative singular fondeurs, nominative plural fondeur) founder (instigator; creator) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: founder