ˌfounding ˈfather noun [countableC] START something/MAKE something STARTsomeone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization 〔新思想或新组织的〕创立人,开创者founding father of Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church 圣巴西略,希腊正教会的创立人之一
founding father• And a neighborhood in Southern California went looking for a corporate sponsor to become its nominal founding father.• I think the founding father saw to it that no-one else shared centre stage.
founding father of• Brooks Stevens was a founding father of industrial design.