fundador
/fundaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj
founder
🏛️ fundador = fundar (to found) + -dor (doer) → one who lays the foundation
Fundar comes from Latin fundare, from fundus meaning bottom or base. Spot 'fund' in 'fundamental' and 'foundation'. Add -dor, the doer suffix, as in 'trabajador', and you get the person who sets up the base: the founder.