Meaning of COINER
| Pronunciation: | | 'koynur
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- [n] a skilled worker who coins or stamps money
- [n] someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
- [n] (British) a maker of counterfeit coins
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| | Synonyms: | | minter, moneyer |
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| | See Also: | | author, counterfeiter, forger, generator, skilled worker, source, trained worker | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Coin"er\, n.
1. One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; --
usually, a maker of counterfeit money.
Precautions such as are employed by coiners and
receivers of stolen goods. --Macaulay.
2. An inventor or maker, as of words. --Camden.
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