molder1

[mohl-der] /ˈmoʊl dər/
verb (used without object)
1.
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away:
a house that had been left to molder.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to molder.
Also, especially British, moulder.
Origin
1525-35; obsolete mold to crumble (v. use of mold3) + -er6
Related forms
unmoldered; especially British, unmouldered, adjective
unmoldering; especially British, unmouldering, adjective
Examples from the web for moulder
  • Great ideas may moulder without a way to develop them.
British Dictionary definitions for moulder

moulder1

/ˈməʊldə/
verb
1.
(often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay
Word Origin
C16: verbal use of mould³

moulder2

/ˈməʊldə/
noun
1.
a person who moulds or makes moulds
2.
(printing) one of the set of electrotypes used for making duplicates

molder

/ˈməʊldə/
verb, noun
1.
the US spelling of moulder1
Word Origin and History for moulder

see molder. Related: Mouldered; mouldering.

molder

v.

also moulder, "to crumble away," 1530s, probably frequentative of mold (n.3) "loose earth." Related: Moldered; moldering.

n.

also moulder, mid-15c., "one who molds or forms," agent noun from mold (v.). From late 13c. as a surname.