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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.

joiner (plural joiners)

  1. A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
  2. A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.

maker of wooden furniture

From join + -er.

joiner (plural joiners)

  1. A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
    • 2016 November 14, Rob Reed, “Everything You Need To Know About Emoji”, in Smashing Magazine‎[1], archived from the original on 12 February 2025:
      The zero-width joiner (ZWJ) has a code point but no corresponding symbol. It is used to connect two or more other Unicode code points to create a new "compound character" with a unique glyph all its own. […] I'm making a point of mentioning Ninja Cat because it is another example of the use of zero-width joiners.
  2. A person who joins societies or organizations.
    • 2004, Eugene Goodheart, Confessions of a Secular Jew: A Memoir‎[2]:
      I am not a joiner. I am reluctant to sign up as a member of any organization, because I generally can't find myself or my ideas in it.
  3. (historical) Synonym of hensopper.

thing that joins

joiner (plural joiners)

  1. carpenter