Noun: coiner koy-nu(r)
- A skilled worker who coins or stamps money
"The ancient coiner carefully struck each coin by hand";
- minter, moneyer [archaic]
- Someone who is a source of new words or new expressions
"Shakespeare was a prolific coiner of words in the English language"
- [Brit] A maker of counterfeit coins
"The coiner was arrested for producing fake currency"
Derived forms: coiners
Type of: author, counterfeiter, forger, generator, skilled worker, source, trained worker
Encyclopedia: Coiner, Charles