joiner

Noun
US[joi-ner]/ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a person who likes to join groupsType of member, fellow member
  2. a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of woodType of woodworker
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Join′er noun

1. One who, or that which, joins.

2. One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. “One Snug, the joiner.” William Shakespeare

3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.

Synonyms: See Carpenter.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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