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minter¹

  • /ˈmɪntə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈmɪntɚ/ US
  • [ˈmɪɾ̃ɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɪntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English mynter, from Old English mynetere, from Proto-West Germanic *munitārī, from Latin monētārius; equivalent to mint + -er. Doublet of monetary.

noun minters

  1. One who mints, particularly a moneyer producing coinage.
  2. UK, slang An item in mint condition (especially a motor car)

Minter²

Where it comes from

English occupational surname, from the noun minter. Parallels are found in German and Dutch as Munter.

proper noun Minters

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, United States.

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"minter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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minter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minter

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"minter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minter.

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@misc{minter_2026,
  title = {minter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}