joiner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that joins.
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a carpenter, especially one who constructs doors, window sashes, paneling, and other permanent woodwork.
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a person who belongs to many clubs, associations, societies, etc., often from indiscriminate enthusiasm, for increased status, to make business or social contacts, or the like.
noun
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a person trained and skilled in making finished woodwork, such as windows, doors, and stairs
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a person or thing that joins
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informal a person who joins many clubs, causes, etc
Etymology
Origin of joiner
1350–1400; join + -er 1; replacing Middle English joinour < Anglo-French joignour, equivalent to joign- ( join ) + -our -or 2
Vocabulary lists containing joiner
Example Sentences
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"Everyone is going back. I wouldn't advise anyone to come. We had a dream but they broke it," the aluminium joiner said, adding he would return to work on Monday,
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
She sees more young people getting involved, including herself, a serial joiner who has lived in the area for five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
You don’t seem like a joiner to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Law firm Irwin Mitchell established the dad-of-four's exposure to asbestos and subsequent illness was linked to his work as a joiner in schools in Kirklees years earlier.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
In his nineteenth year, when he was working as a journeyman carpenter, his father died, and he tried to better his position by going on a voyage to India, as captain’s joiner.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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