moneyer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌniə/ (UK)
- /ˈmʌniɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English moneyour, partly from Middle English money + -our, and partly from Anglo-Norman monoiier, monneiere, monnier. Equivalent to money + -er.
Meanings
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A minter: one who makes money, particularly (historical) the superintendent of a mint producing coinage.
As best they could, the imperial moneyers carved coin dies which imitated the coins of ancient Rome from half a millennium before.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 350:
- (archaic) Synonym of moneylender, one who loans money to others at interest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moneyers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| monier | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
master of the mint · coiner · mintkeeper · minter · moneylender · mintmaster · one who loans money to others at interest · mint warden
Translations (11)
la monetarius (Med. Lat.) (one who makes money) · pt cunhador (one who makes money) · it coniatore (one who makes money) · nb myntmester (one who makes money) · es acuñador (one who makes money) · ota سكهجی (one who makes money) · ca encunyador (one who makes money) · fr frappeur (one who makes money) · cs mincovník (one who makes money) · fr monnayeur (one who makes money) · de Münzmeister (one who makes money)