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joiner.

A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/Received-Pronunciation
  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.

Where this word 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/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/General-American/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.

  2. A person who joins societies or organizations.

  3. Synonym of hensopper.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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.

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