Meanings
minter1
plural minters
- One who mints, particularly a moneyer producing coinage.
- UKslangAn item in mint condition (especially a motor car)
Minter2
plural Minters
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna skilled worker who coins or stamps money
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
minter · noun
- Latinmonētārius
- Proto-West Germanic*munitārī
- Old Englishmynetere
- Middle Englishmynter
- Englishminter
From Middle English mynter, from Old English mynetere, from Proto-West Germanic *munitārī, from Latin monētārius; equivalent to mint + -er. Doublet of monetary.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Minter · proper noun
English occupational surname, from the noun minter. Parallels are found in German and Dutch as Munter.
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Cite this entry
minter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minter
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