Skip to main content
coiner

coiner

9.9
A person who makes fake coins to pass as real
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔɪnər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : falsificador de monedas
  • The police arrested a coiner for producing fake currency.

Examples

  • In the 18th century, a coiner could face the death penalty if caught.

  • The police apprehended the notorious coiner who had flooded the market with fake gold pieces.

  • The old novel tells the story of a clever coiner evading the law.

  • Many coiners operate in secret to avoid detection.

  • The police arrested a notorious coiner who had been producing fake dollar bills for years.

  • After investigating the crime scene, they found evidence leading to a skilled coiner operating in the area.

  • The museum displayed artifacts from a famous coiner who produced counterfeit coins in the 1700s.

Synonyms

counterfeiter
vscoiner
13 7.5

A person who makes fake money or documents to trick people

targets only metallic currency rather than money or other items
forger
vscoiner
  • NSFW
13 6.3

A person who makes fake money, documents, or art to trick people

focuses specifically on metallic currency rather than documents or art

Surface Forms

coiner singular
coiners plural

Morphology

coiner = coin (semi-transparent) = coin + er

The word is clearly built from 'coin' + '-er', but the specific sense of a counterfeit coin maker is a narrower historical usage rather than the most general agentive reading.

Etymology

The word coiner comes from coin and the ending -er ('one who does'), where coin originally meant the metal piece made by a 'stamp' used for money. So a coiner is literally 'one who makes coins', and the word can mean a person who makes fake or counterfeit coins.