denier
/dəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ noun
Forms deniers
- noun (historical) An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
- noun A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.
- noun One who denies or forbids something.
- noun One who denies the existence of something.
Etymology
Borrowed from French denier, from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.
- noun A small copper coin of insignificant value.
Etymology [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “denier”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details