founding father
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌfounding ˈfather noun [countable] 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
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founding father
ˌfounding ˈfather
noun [countable]
someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization
founding father of
Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church
ˌfounding ˈfather
noun [countable]someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization
founding father of