monymaker

Middle English

Alternative forms

money-maker, mony maker, monemaker, monymakerr, mony-makear, mony-maker, monye-maker, money maker

Etymology

From moneye +‎ maker.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmunɛi̯ˌmaːkər(ə)/, /ˈmuniˌmaːkər(ə)/

Noun

monymaker (plural monymakers)

A currency exchanger; one who changes money.
A minter or moneyer; one who makes money.
One who counterfeits; a forger of money.

Descendants

English: moneymaker

References

“monei(e-māker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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