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Definition of Coiner
1. Noun. A maker of counterfeit coins.
Generic synonyms: Counterfeiter, Forger
Derivative terms: Coin
2. Noun. Someone who is a source of new words or new expressions.
3. Noun. A skilled worker who coins or stamps money.
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Derivative terms: Coin, Mint, Money, Money
Definition of Coiner
1. n. One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money.
Definition of Coiner
1. Noun. A person who makes coins ¹
2. Noun. A person who invents words ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coiner
1. one that coins [n -S] - See also: coins
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coiner
Literary usage of Coiner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern by Johnson, Reginald Brimley Johnson (1894)
"said the coiner, “My golden character I'll always maintain! And, compared with
the schemers who rule and befool us, We're real honest men and good boys in ..."
2. The Mineral Waters of the United States and Canada: With a Map and Plates by John Jennings Moorman (1867)
"coiner-S WHITE AND BLACK SULPHUR SPRINGS. THESE springs are situated at the
western base of the Blue Ridge Mountain, on the line between the Counties of ..."
3. New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins: Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion by Jacob Reese Eckfeldt, William Ewing Du Bois (1852)
"The chief coiner shall execute all the operations which are necessary in order
to form coins, conformable in all respects to ..."
4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Maine disliked what is called "fine" writing, as every man of taste must; and he
was no coiner of striking phrases. . . . The work which has anee held the ..."
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