I. ˈjȯinə(r) dial ˈjīn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English joinour, joiner, from Anglo-French joignour, from Old French joign-, join- (stem of joindre to join) + Anglo-French -our -or — more at join
1. : one that joins: as
a. : a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood : one who does the woodwork (as doors or stairs) necessary for the finishing of buildings — compare carpenter
b. : a worker who stitches together the parts of garments
c. : a worker who prepares sheets of glass for grinding and polishing by arranging them on a plaster-covered table
d. : a worker who inserts sections of stained glass into leads preparatory to their placement in windows
e. : a worker who by hand or by machine shapes the edge of the shank sole of shoes at the joint between the shank and heel — called also jointer
f. : a worker who fits and joins the parts of interior furnishings of boats and installs the completed units
g. : a worker who puts rubber articles (as baby pants) through a roller-cutter that joins and trims the edges
2. : jointer a(1)
3. : a typically gregarious or civic-minded person who joins many organizations : a person temperamentally given to joining many organizations
the young businessman is not markedly a civic joiner — W.H.Whyte
when it comes to clubs and organizations, she is not a joiner — Current Biography
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to work as a joiner