coiners
Creators of terms
Coiners are people who make coins, or more often, people who counterfeit them.
The term also applies to those who invent new words or phrases: Shakespeare was one of history's great coiners of expressions.
Someone who coins a term is its coiner.
Those who create fraudulent copies
- counterfeitersMakers of fake currency
- fakeNot the real thing
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
clipping · sweating · debasing · forgery · fraud · detection · genuine · authentic
Stop being alive
- planchetUnstamped coin disc
- blankWithout marks or content
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- punchStrike with fist
stamp · press · engrave · imprint · anvil · hammer · mold · ingot
Creators of new devices
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- originatorsThose who create first
- creatorsOnes who originate
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
visionaries · trailblazers · mavericks · founders · originality · ingenuity · breakthrough · brainchild
Those who systematically acquire
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- hoardsHidden valuable caches
obverse · reverse · patina · provenance · grades · auctions · cataloging · conservation
Skilled prose artisan
- linguistExpert in languages
- etymologyWord origin study
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- portmanteauWord combining two others
blend · neologism · terminology · Shakespeare · slang · jargon · nomenclature · vocabulary
forgers
Those who create fraudulent copies
- counterfeitersMakers of fake currency
- fakeNot the real thing
- bogusCounterfeit or fraudulent
spurious · clipping · sweating · debasing · forgery · fraud · detection · genuine · authentic · replica
die
Stop being alive
punch · stamp · press · engrave · imprint · anvil · hammer · mold · ingot · alloy
inventors
Creators of new devices
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- originatorsThose who create first
- creatorsOnes who originate
innovators · visionaries · trailblazers · mavericks · founders · originality · ingenuity · breakthrough · brainchild · ideation
collectors
Those who systematically acquire
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
hoards · obverse · reverse · patina · provenance · grades · auctions · cataloging · conservation · exhibits
wordsmith
Skilled prose artisan
portmanteau · blend · neologism · terminology · Shakespeare · slang · jargon · nomenclature · vocabulary · expression
coinersborrowers
Those receiving loans
translators · adopters · purists · preservationists · traditionalists
- coined termNewly invented expression