Standard Lemma guide

joiner

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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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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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

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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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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