joiner Definition
joiner (jo̵in′ər)
noun
- a person or thing that joins
- a worker who constructs and finishes interior woodwork, as doors, molding, or stairs
- ☆ 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.
Browse dictionary entries near joiner
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