coiner
- noun
- /ˈkɔɪnər/
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creador de neologismos
Examples
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But when Peter Berg, creator of FNL, the movie and TV show, and coiner of said motto, he was less than pleased.
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The famous author is known as a coiner because he created many popular expressions in his novels.
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As a linguist, she takes pride in being a coiner of new terms that reflect modern culture.
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The teenager became a coiner of slang words that quickly caught on among her friends.
Synonyms
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A person who makes a new thing that was not there before
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A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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A person who creates new ideas or plans
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A person who starts something new like an idea or movement
A person who makes new words for a language
A person who makes short, clever sayings that people remember
How Inventive
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coiner comes from coin and the ending -er ('one who does'), and coin once meant to 'stamp' a metal piece into money. A helpful way to remember this is to think of 'coining' a word like 'stamping' a new word into language, so a coiner is someone who invents words.