Meanings
nouncuneator (plural cuneators)
plural cuneators
- obsoleteThe superintendent of the engravers of dies for making coins.
Origin
- Old Frenchcoigneur“coiner”
- Englishcuneator
From cuneātor, Medieval Latin equivalent of Old French coigneur (“coiner”).
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