Coiner
[kɒinә]
Definition
(noun.) a skilled worker who coins or stamps money.
(noun.) someone who is a source of new words or new expressions.
(noun.) a maker of counterfeit coins.
Checker: Marge--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money.
(n.) An inventor or maker, as of words.
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Examples
- They shook hands again, and as we walked away Wemmick said to me, A Coiner, a very good workman. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- After being stamped the coins are taken to the coiner’s room. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They are coiners on a large scale, and have used the machine to form the amalgam which has taken the place of silver. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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