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COINER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does coiner mean?

• COINER (noun)
The noun COINER has 3 senses:

1. a maker of counterfeit coins
2. someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
3. a skilled worker who coins or stamps money

Familiarity information: COINER used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• COINER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A maker of counterfeit coins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("coiner" is a kind of...):

counterfeiter; forger (someone who makes copies illegally)

Domain region:

Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Someone who is a source of new words or new expressions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("coiner" is a kind of...):

author; generator; source (someone who originates or causes or initiates something)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A skilled worker who coins or stamps money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

minter; moneyer; coiner

Hypernyms ("coiner" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

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