1. people who make coins, especially those who make counterfeit coins illegally
Usage: often refers to counterfeiters
2. people who create new words or phrases
Usage: literary

Examples

• The police arrested several coiners operating an illegal mint.
• Counterfeit coiners were severely punished in medieval times.
• Shakespeare was one of history’s most prolific coiners of new words.
• The coiners of slang terms often remain anonymous.
• Ancient coiners used precious metals to create currency.
• Modern coiners of phrases influence how we speak today.