minter

Thân thiện

A minter carefully inspects a newly stamped coin at the mint.

Definition

Noun: 1. A skilled worker who coins or stamps money: A person whose occupation is to manufacture coins by striking metal with a die or mold. This is a specific term for a professional in a mint.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The royal minter was responsible for producing the kingdom's new gold currency.
  • Ancient minters used hand-operated presses to create each coin.
  • A career as a minter requires great precision and knowledge of metallurgy.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Legal Context: The term is often used in historical or official contexts related to coin production and monetary systems.
  • The Counterfeit Act made it a crime to impersonate an official minter.

Variants and Related Words

• Mint (noun): The industrial facility where coins are manufactured.
  • The coins were produced at the Philadelphia Mint.
• Mint (verb): The act of producing coins.
  • The government will mint a new commemorative coin next year.
• Coinage (noun): The process or system of making coins; also refers to the coins themselves.
  • The coinage from that era is highly collectible.

Synonyms

• Coiner: A person who makes coins, often used interchangeably with "minter."
• Moneyer: An archaic term for a minter or coiner.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This word is highly specific and technical, so it does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a skilled worker who coins or stamps money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coiner
• moneyer