joiner
UK/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə//ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/
joiner noun: a maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
Noun (1)
joiner (plural joiners)
Noun (2)
joiner (plural joiners)
- 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...2016 November 14, Rob Reed, “Everything You Need To Know About Emoji”, in Smashing Magazine, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025
- 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
- Synonym of hensopper.
- Synonyms:
- hensopper
Proper noun capitalized: Joiner
Joiner (plural Joiners)
- A surname.
joiner meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
joiner in Tamil
- சேர்த்து வைப்பவர், துணை தச்சர்
joiner in Marathi
- thing that joins
- जोडणारा joḍṇārā
joiner in Urdu
- بڑھئ, نازک کار, نجار, ترکھان
joiner in Bengali
- কাঠমিস্ত্রি, কাঠমিস্ত্রির কাজ
More languagesFewer languages
- joiner in Malayalam
- തച്ചൻ, മരപ്പണിക്കാരൻ
- joiner in Kannada
- ಮರಗೆಲಸಗಾರ, ಜೋಡಣೆಗಾರ, ಸಂಯೋಜಕ
- joiner in Arabic
- نَجَّار najjār
Examples of joiner in a sentence
- Familism was spread in England by Christopher Vittels, an itinerant joiner of Dutch origin.
- The joiner and the turner and the housewright had become the cabinet-maker, the chair-maker, and the carpenter.
- Because they are such ready joiners and such eager participants, children in the intermediate years can easily become overprogrammed.
Synonyms of joiner
Forms of joiner
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | joiners |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Joiners |
Origin of joiner
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.
From join + -er.
Words formed from joiner
- biscuit joiner
- nonjoiner
- zero-width joiner
- zero-width non-joiner
Words that rhyme with joiner
Questions about joiner
- What does joiner mean?
- Joiner means a maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- What is joiner in Tamil?
- Joiner in Tamil is சேர்த்து வைப்பவர், துணை தச்சர். See Joiner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is joiner?
- Joiner can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce joiner?
- Joiner is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of joiner?
- The plural of joiner is joiners.
Words near joiner in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: joiner (page history and authors); Joiner (page history and authors); joiner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joiner (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joiner (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joiner (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joiner (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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