founding father noun
plural ∼ -thers [count] 1 : a person who helps to create or establish something : a person who founds something
▪ He is now recognized as one of the founding fathers [=founders] of the environmental movement. 2 or Founding Father : a man who had an important part in creating the government of the U.S. ; specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787
▪ a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding Fathers
▪ He is now recognized as one of the founding fathers [=founders] of the environmental movement.
▪ a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding Fathers
