joiner
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔɪnə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪnə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
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
joiner (plural joiners)
Hypernyms
- (maker of wooden furniture or fittings): carpenter
Translations
maker of wooden furniture
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Noun
joiner (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
- 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
Translations
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒəi.nər/, /ˈdʒoi.nər/
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