Moneyer

2 definitions found

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

  Moneyer \Mon"ey*er\, n. [From {Money}; cf. OF. monoier, F.
     monnoayeur, L. monetarius a master of the mint. Cf.
     {Monetary}.]
     1. A person who deals in money; banker or broker. [Obs. or
        R.]
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     2. An authorized coiner of money. --Sir M. Hale.
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     {The Company of Moneyers}, the officials who formerly coined
        the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain
        prescriptive rights and privileges.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moneyer
       n : a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: {coiner}, {minter}]