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joiner Definition

joiner (jo̵in′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that joins
  2. a worker who constructs and finishes interior woodwork, as doors, molding, or stairs
  3. ☆ Informal a person given to joining various organizations

Etymology: ME joinour < OFr joignour < joindre: see join

joiner Usage Examples

Possessives

  • shop: We also had a joiner's shop which was used frequently.
  • workshop: The joiner's workshop features all the tools joiners would have needed.

Converse of object

  • become: He then became a joiner 's mate for the South West Electricity Board for 35 years.
  • include: These include four full time joiners, two people working on the hire fleet and two mechanics.
  • require: Lincolnshire £ 4,500 Sep 26th 73 Maintenance Joiner We require a maintenance joiner for an ongoing temporary contract in the Bradford area.
  • use: For cores longer than 3m, 2 barrels can be joined together using a joiner.
  • have: We also had a joiner 's shop which was used frequently.

Adjective modifier

  • new: Still, it was a useful demonstration to my new joiner who started today of why we need more staff.
  • late: Then you will be asked to post the Big Blind, as you are the latest joiner.
  • recent: One of PwC's recent joiners is a Pole.
  • local: Local joiner Robert Clouston has been awarded the contract to start work on the interior of the church on Monday.
  • experienced: Experienced joiner for Tamar Joinery making bespoke wooden entrance gates.
  • former: So they built Entropy on Dover Street ( well, converted a former joiner 's building ).

Modifies a noun

  • shop: Should you break any of the timber moldings, you will probably find that a local joiners shop will stock them.
  • workshop: Two hundred years later it was also used as a sawmill and joiners workshop and the water power was supplemented by a diesel engine.
  • detail: Submit part time joiner details with a commencement date of 01/04/03 via either Pensions Online or Magnetic Tape.

Noun used with modifier

  • apprentice: I went to serve, serve me time as an apprentice joiner for a year.
  • bench: If you decide to become a bench joiner, you will be mainly workshop based.
  • time: Submit part time joiner details with a commencement date of 01/04/03 via either Pensions Online or Magnetic Tape.
  • foreman: My father was the foreman joiner on it in the early part of this century.