Coiner

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coiner \Coin"er\, n.
     1. One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; --
        usually, a maker of counterfeit money.
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              Precautions such as are employed by coiners and


              receivers of stolen goods.            --Macaulay.
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     2. An inventor or maker, as of words. --Camden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coiner
       n 1: a maker of counterfeit coins
       2: someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
       3: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: {minter}, {moneyer}]