joiner

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪnə(ɹ)

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.

joiner (plural 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.

• (maker of wooden furniture or fittings): carpenter

• biscuit joiner

From join +‎ -er.

joiner (plural joiners)

1. A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
   • 2016 November 14, Rob Reed, “Everything You Need To Know About Emoji”, in Smashing Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 February 2025:

     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-width joiners.

2. A person who joins societies or organizations.
   • 2004, Eugene Goodheart, Confessions of a Secular Jew: A Memoir‎^[2]:

     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.

• re-join, rejoin

• jiner
• jyner

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒəi.nər/, /ˈdʒoi.nər/

joiner (plural joiners)

1. carpenter