joiner

Meaning

Noun

• A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
• A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
• A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
• A person who joins societies or organizations.

Related

Broader meaning words

• carpenter

Origin

• From Middle English joynour ("maker of furniture, small boxes, etc."), from Old French joigneor ("joiner, carpenter"), agent noun from joindre, equivalent to join + -er.
• join + -er