joiner

[joi-ner]

noun

1. a person or thing that joins.

2. a carpenter, especially one who constructs doors, window sashes, paneling, and other permanent woodwork.

3. 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.

joiner

/ ˈdʒɔɪnə /

noun

1. a person trained and skilled in making finished woodwork, such as windows, doors, and stairs

2. a person or thing that joins

3. informal,  a person who joins many clubs, causes, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of joiner¹

1350–1400; join + -er ¹; replacing Middle English joinour < Anglo-French joignour, equivalent to joign- ( join ) + -our -or ²

Example Sentences

His father was a joiner and, though he rose to become general manager of the city's building department, the family stayed in the same Kelvinbridge flat.

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Then the Brexit years came, and like an increasing number of Reform UK's new joiners, Atkinson quit the Conservatives after becoming disillusioned with the party.

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Her network has developed a set of tasks for new joiners to pass to avoid infiltration, and so far they have managed to avoid cyber attacks.

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The artist wanted to show him the Polaroid collages — what he coined “joiners” — he had begun to make.

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Richardson was a joiner since the age of 16 and ran a joinery business alongside his racing career.

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