joiner
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪnə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
editFrom 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.
Noun
editjoiner (plural joiners)
- A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
Hypernyms
edit- (maker of wooden furniture or fittings): carpenter
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmaker of wooden furniture
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Etymology 2
editNoun
editjoiner (plural joiners)
- A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
- A person who joins societies or organizations.
- 2004, Eugene Goodheart, Confessions of a Secular Jew: A Memoir[1]:
- 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthing that joins
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Anagrams
editScots
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editjoiner (plural joiners)
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewg-
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