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joiner¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔɪnə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun joiners

  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.

joiner²

  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔɪnə(ɹ)

noun joiners

  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-
  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.
  3. historical Synonym of hensopper.

    Similar: hensopper

Joiner³

proper noun Joiners

  1. A surname.

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noun maker of wooden furniture

Españolcarpintero, ebanista
日本語指物師 sashimonoshi, 建具屋 tateguya
中文木工 mùgōng, 細木工 /细木工 xìmùgōng
Portuguêsmarceneiro
Françaismenuisier, ébéniste
DeutschTischler, Schreiner
Italianofalegname
Românătâmplar, lemnar, dulgher
Русскийстоля́р stoljár, пло́тник plótnik, древоде́л drevodél, ме́бельщик mébelʹščik
العربيةنَجَّار najjār

noun thing that joins

Portuguêsjuntador
DeutschBindeglied
Русскийсоедини́тель sojedinítelʹ

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@misc{joiner_2026,
  title = {joiner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joiner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}