Meaning

4 senses
  1. A person who makes coins (often counterfeit coins).

    a maker of counterfeit coins

  2. A person who invents words or phrases.

    someone who is a source of new words or new expressions

  3. A person who invests in or advocates for cryptocurrencies.

  4. (obsolete)A person who invents or fabricates (stories, lies, etc.).

Origin

From Middle English coynour, from Middle French coigneur; equivalent to coin + -er (agent

From Middle English coynour, from Middle French coigneur; equivalent to coin + -er (agent noun suffix). In the cryptocurrency sense, coin + -er (“supporter”).

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Forms

plural: coiners
Singularcoiner
Pluralcoiners

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedcoin
Derivednocoiner

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
coiner — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto