mintmaster en · NOUN
Etymology
From mint + master.
Meanings
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Synonym of moneyer, the superintendant of a mint, particularly (historical) one responsible for coinage.
The Mintmaster, and Goldsmith, in their Mixture of Metals, either of diuerse kindes, or diuerse values: how are they, or may they, exactly be directed, and meruailously pleasured, if Arithmetike be their guide?
1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface
- Synonym of master of the mint, the national superintendant of all mints.
- (archaic, obsolete) Synonym of neologist, a person who coins new words or expressions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mintmasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mint master | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mint-master | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
warden of the mint · Master of the Mint · Warden of the Mint · mint master · mintkeeper · mint keeper · mint · master · master of the mint