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joiner en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English joynour (“maker of furniture, small boxes, etc.”), from Old French joigneor (“joiner, carpenter”), agent noun from joindre (“to join”), equivalent to join + -er.

Meanings

  1. A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
  2. A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.

Forms

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joiners Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

biscuit joiner

Hypernyms

carpenter (maker of wooden furniture or fittings)

Translations (62)

fi hienopuuseppä (maker of wooden furniture) · ru ме́бельщик (maker of wooden furniture) · tr doğramacı (maker of wooden furniture) · vec tisler (maker of wooden furniture) · uk сто́ляр (maker of wooden furniture) · ar نَجَّار (maker of wooden furniture) · ka სარანდი (maker of wooden furniture) · ota مارانغوز (maker of wooden furniture) · cmn 木工 (maker of wooden furniture) · es carpintero (maker of wooden furniture) · fr menuisier (maker of wooden furniture) · bg дърводелец (maker of wooden furniture) · de Schreiner (maker of wooden furniture) · nl timmerman (maker of wooden furniture) · ka დურგალი (maker of wooden furniture) · sk stolár (maker of wooden furniture) · ru древоде́л (maker of wooden furniture) · mk дрво́делец (maker of wooden furniture) · rsk столар (maker of wooden furniture) · af skrynwerker (maker of wooden furniture) · de Tischler (maker of wooden furniture) · ota دولگر (maker of wooden furniture) · ota طوغرامهجی (maker of wooden furniture) · fr ébéniste (maker of wooden furniture) · rsk тишлїр (maker of wooden furniture) · izh stolari (maker of wooden furniture) · ga siúinéir (maker of wooden furniture) · hu asztalos (maker of wooden furniture) · da møbelsnedker (maker of wooden furniture) · ja 建具屋 (maker of wooden furniture) · hy հյուսն (maker of wooden furniture) · pdt Descha (maker of wooden furniture) · fo møbilsnikkari (maker of wooden furniture) · nb møbelsnekker (maker of wooden furniture) · hy դուրգար (maker of wooden furniture) · yi סטאָליער (maker of wooden furniture) · it falegname (maker of wooden furniture) · ro lemnar (maker of wooden furniture) · hy ատաղձագործ (maker of wooden furniture) · ro tâmplar (maker of wooden furniture) · pt marceneiro (maker of wooden furniture) · is innréttingasmiður (maker of wooden furniture) · ja 指物師 (maker of wooden furniture) · yi טישלער (maker of wooden furniture) · mk дограма́џија (maker of wooden furniture) · gd saor (maker of wooden furniture) · es ebanista (maker of wooden furniture) · fi puuseppä (maker of wooden furniture) · xcl հիւսն (maker of wooden furniture) · vec marangon (maker of wooden furniture) · is húsgagnasmiður (maker of wooden furniture) · cmn 細木工 /细木工 (maker of wooden furniture) · fo møblasnikkari (maker of wooden furniture) · ro dulgher (maker of wooden furniture) · cs truhlář (maker of wooden furniture) · izh plotnikka (maker of wooden furniture) · ru пло́тник (maker of wooden furniture) · mk сто́лар (maker of wooden furniture) · pl stolarz (maker of wooden furniture) · rm scrinari (maker of wooden furniture) · ca fuster (maker of wooden furniture) · ru столя́р (maker of wooden furniture)

joiner en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English join Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English joiner From join + -er.

Meanings

  1. A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
    • The zero-width joiner (ZWJ) has a code point but no corresponding symbol. It is used to connect two or more other Unicode code points to create a new "compound character" with a unique glyph all its own. […] I'm making a point of mentioning Ninja Cat because it is another example of the use of zero-width joiners. 2016 November 14, Rob Reed, “Everything You Need To Know About Emoji”, in Smashing Magazine, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025:
  2. A person who joins societies or organizations.
    • I am not a joiner. I am reluctant to sign up as a member of any organization, because I generally can't find myself or my ideas in it. 2004, Eugene Goodheart, Confessions of a Secular Jew: A Memoir:
    • The resistance has lifelong joiners, alumni from environmental and housing movements and young organizers. 2026 June 12, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  3. (historical) Synonym of hensopper.

Forms

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joiners Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nonjoiner · zero-width joiner · zero-width non-joiner

Synonyms

hensopper

Translations (9)

pl łącznik (thing that joins) · fi liitin (thing that joins) · mk спојка (thing that joins) · fi sovitin (thing that joins) · ru соедини́тель (thing that joins) · bg съединител (thing that joins) · mr जोडणारा (thing that joins) · de Bindeglied (thing that joins) · pt juntador (thing that joins)