noun
- a person who creates or invents new words or phrases
- a person who makes coins, especially officially
- a person who makes counterfeit coins
Usage: historical
Examples
- Shakespeare was a famous coiner of words and phrases.
- The poet was known as a skilled coiner of memorable expressions.
- The royal coiner worked in the mint producing official currency.
- Medieval coiners used precious metals to create legal tender.
- The counterfeiter was arrested for being an illegal coiner.
- Historical records show that coiners faced severe punishment for forgery.