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COINER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skilled worker who coins or stamps money
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coiner" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Derivation:
coin (form by stamping, punching, or printing)
Sense 2
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)
Derivation:
coin (make up)
Sense 3
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; 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; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
coin (form by stamping, punching, or printing)
