name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/
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rhymes with -ɔɪnə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:JH OY1 N ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A person who joins societies or organizations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Synonym of hensopper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hensopper
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: woodworker, woodsman, woodman
8
noun
Meaning 8
a person who likes to join groups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: member, fellow member
History
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.
Etymology tree English join Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English joiner From join + -er.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
skrynwerker
— maker of wooden furniture
Arabic:
نَجَّار
(najjār)
— maker of wooden furniture
Armenian:
հյուսն
(hyusn)
— maker of wooden furniture
Armenian:
ատաղձագործ
(ataġjagorc)
— maker of wooden furniture
Armenian:
դուրգար
(durgar)
— maker of wooden furniture
Old Armenian:
հիւսն
(hiwsn)
— maker of wooden furniture
Bulgarian:
дърводелец
(dǎrvodelec)
— maker of wooden furniture
Catalan:
fuster
— maker of wooden furniture
Chinese Mandarin:
木工
(mùgōng)
— maker of wooden furniture
Chinese Mandarin:
細木工 /细木工
(xìmùgōng)
— maker of wooden furniture
Czech:
truhlář
— maker of wooden furniture
Danish:
møbelsnedker
— maker of wooden furniture
Dutch:
timmerman
— maker of wooden furniture
Faroese:
møbilsnikkari
— maker of wooden furniture
Faroese:
møblasnikkari
— maker of wooden furniture
Finnish:
puuseppä
— maker of wooden furniture
Finnish:
hienopuuseppä
— maker of wooden furniture
French:
menuisier
— maker of wooden furniture
French:
ébéniste
— maker of wooden furniture
Georgian:
დურგალი
(durgali)
— maker of wooden furniture
Georgian:
სარანდი
(sarandi)
— maker of wooden furniture
German:
Tischler
— maker of wooden furniture
German:
Schreiner
— maker of wooden furniture
Hungarian:
asztalos
— maker of wooden furniture
Icelandic:
húsgagnasmiður
— maker of wooden furniture
Icelandic:
innréttingasmiður
— maker of wooden furniture
Ingrian:
stolari
— maker of wooden furniture
Ingrian:
plotnikka
— maker of wooden furniture
Irish:
siúinéir
— maker of wooden furniture
Italian:
falegname
— maker of wooden furniture
Japanese:
指物師
(sashimonoshi)
— maker of wooden furniture
Japanese:
建具屋
(tateguya)
— maker of wooden furniture
Macedonian:
сто́лар
(stólar)
— maker of wooden furniture
Macedonian:
дограма́џија
(dogramádžija)
— maker of wooden furniture
Macedonian:
дрво́делец
(drvódelec)
— maker of wooden furniture
Norwegian Bokmål:
møbelsnekker
— maker of wooden furniture
Pannonian Rusyn:
столар
(stolar)
— maker of wooden furniture
Pannonian Rusyn:
тишлїр
(tišljir)
— maker of wooden furniture
Plautdietsch:
Descha
— maker of wooden furniture
Polish:
stolarz
— maker of wooden furniture
Portuguese:
marceneiro
— maker of wooden furniture
Romanian:
tâmplar
— maker of wooden furniture
Romanian:
lemnar
— maker of wooden furniture
Romanian:
dulgher
— maker of wooden furniture
Romansh:
scrinari
— maker of wooden furniture
Russian:
столя́р
(stoljár)
— maker of wooden furniture
Russian:
пло́тник
(plótnik)
— maker of wooden furniture
Russian:
древоде́л
(drevodél)
— maker of wooden furniture
Russian:
ме́бельщик
(mébelʹščik)
— maker of wooden furniture
Scottish Gaelic:
saor
— maker of wooden furniture
Slovak:
stolár
— maker of wooden furniture
Spanish:
carpintero
— maker of wooden furniture
Spanish:
ebanista
— maker of wooden furniture
Turkish:
doğramacı
— maker of wooden furniture
Ottoman Turkish:
طوغرامهجی
(doğramacı)
— maker of wooden furniture
Ottoman Turkish:
مارانغوز
(marangoz)
— maker of wooden furniture
Ottoman Turkish:
دولگر
(dülger)
— maker of wooden furniture
Ukrainian:
сто́ляр
(stóljar)
— maker of wooden furniture
Venetan:
marangon
— maker of wooden furniture
Venetan:
tisler
— maker of wooden furniture
Yiddish:
טישלער
(tishler)
— maker of wooden furniture
Yiddish:
סטאָליער
(stolyer)
— maker of wooden furniture
Bulgarian:
съединител
(sǎedinitel)
— thing that joins
Finnish:
liitin
— thing that joins
Finnish:
sovitin
— thing that joins
German:
Bindeglied
— thing that joins
Macedonian:
спојка
(spojka)
— thing that joins
Marathi:
जोडणारा
(joḍṇārā)
— thing that joins
Polish:
łącznik
— thing that joins
Portuguese:
juntador
— thing that joins
Russian:
соедини́тель
(sojedinítelʹ)
— thing that joins