coiner

noun

coin·​er ˈkȯi-nər 

plural -s

: a person or thing that coins something: such as

a

: a maker of coins

b

: one who performs the stamping operation in the manufacture of a coin

She worked at the Denver Mint as a coiner.

c

chiefly British : one who makes coins illegally : counterfeiter

d

: an inventor or fabricator especially of new words or expressions

Word History

Etymology

Middle English coyner, from coynen + -er

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Rhymes for coiner

• joiner