Joiner
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- 2 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 zero-width joiners."
- 3 a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood wordnet
- 4 A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
- 5 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."
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- 6 a person who likes to join groups wordnet
- 7 Synonym of hensopper. historical
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"A milk boy, passing on his way to the dairy, happened to walk down the lane which leads from the mews at the back of the hotel. He noticed that a ladder, which usually lay there, was raised against one of the windows of the second floor, which was wide open. After passing, he looked back and saw a man descend the ladder. He came down so quietly and openly that the boy imagined him to be some carpenter or joiner at work in the hotel."
Etymology
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.
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