n. One who denies;
‖n. [ 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. ] A small copper coin of insignificant value. [ 1913 Webster ]
My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]