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moneyer

UK/ˈmʌniə/US/ˈmʌniɚ/

moneyer noun: a minter: one who makes money, particularly (historical) the superintendent of a mint producing coinage.

Noun

moneyer (plural moneyers)

  1. 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
  2. (archaic) Synonym of moneylender, one who loans money to others at interest.
    Synonyms:
    moneylender, one who loans money to others at interest

Synonyms of moneyer

All synonyms of moneyer

Forms of moneyer

pluralmoneyers
alternative formmonier

Origin of moneyer

From Middle English moneyour, partly from Middle English money + -our, and partly from Anglo-Norman monoiier, monneiere, monnier. Equivalent to money + -er.

Questions about moneyer

What does moneyer mean?
Moneyer means a minter: one who makes money, particularly (historical) the superintendent of a mint producing coinage.
What part of speech is moneyer?
Moneyer is a noun.
How do you pronounce moneyer?
Moneyer is pronounced /ˈmʌniə/ (UK).
What is the plural of moneyer?
The plural of moneyer is moneyers.

Words near moneyer in the dictionary

  1. moneyboys
  2. moneychanger
  3. moneychangers
  4. moneychanging
  5. moneyed
  6. moneyer
  7. moneyers
  8. Moneygeddon
  9. moneygrubber
  10. moneygrubbers
  11. moneygrubbing

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