coin
noun
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coiner
-
a word derived from
coin.
Example Sentences
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He is the coiner of #BlackLivesMatter, and author of four books, including the forthcoming “Radical Reparations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
They, in turn, were introduced by a series of endorsers including Greenwood City Councilwoman Edith Childs, the famous coiner of the Obama campaign’s “Fired up! Ready to go!” call-and-response.
From Slate ● Feb. 29, 2020
But for the visiting team that gives it up, it is an especially horrible moment, even when its coiner was on the mound.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
After the war, President Grover Cleveland appointed him coiner at the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2016
He at least is no dreamer, no coiner of moods.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
