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joiner

[ joi-ner ]

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noun

a person or thing that joins.
a carpenter, especially one who constructs doors, window sashes, paneling, and other permanent woodwork.
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 /

a person trained and skilled in making finished woodwork, such as windows, doors, and stairs
a person or thing that joins
informal.
a person who joins many clubs, causes, etc

Origin of joiner¹

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

Once you're settled, being a joiner, even temporarily, is a way to continue this strategy.

By James Joiner Thea Shaheen had waited her whole life for the body she was supposed to be in.

Lottie Joiner is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer and senior editor of The Crisis magazine.

For most of my adult life, I have always felt independent of any political party--an observer rather than a joiner.

Lottie L. Joiner: Take me back to that day 50 years ago, September 15, 1963.

Young Judith Blum was never a joiner in school, never popular, never athletic, never part of any cliques.

I was an Innkeeper, who loved to carouse; J was a Joiner, and built up a house.

The letter from his son, who had finished his apprenticeship as journeyman joiner half a year ago, was sufficiently frivolous.

James Ballybarn was a regularly taught carpenter and joiner, and his knowledge was brought into use.

They cherished the plan for years; he was a joiner, and hired himself of his owner for about two hundred dollars a year.

On a new building the joiner fits up a temporary workshop with benches, sawing stools and a stove for his glue pot.

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