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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JOIN'ER, n. One whose occupation is to construct things by joining pieces of wood; but appropriately and usually, a mechanic who does the wood-work in the covering and finishing of buildings. This is the true and original sense of the word in Great Britain and in New England. This person is called in New York, a carpenter. [See Carpenter.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who likes to join groups
2: a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century one that joins: as a. a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood b. a gregarious or civic-minded person who joins many organizations

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) An independent merchant ship sailed to join a convoy. See also joiner convoy; joiner section.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person who makes furniture and light woodwork. 2 colloq. a person who readily joins societies etc. Derivatives: joinery n. (in sense 1). Etymology: ME f. AF joignour, OF joigneor (as JOIN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Joiner Join"er, n. 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.'' --Shak. 3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc. Syn: See Carpenter.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(joiners) A joiner is a person who makes wooden window frames, door frames, doors, and cupboards. (mainly BRIT) N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Greek, affiliate, associate, belonger, bon vivant, brother, card-carrier, card-carrying member, cardholder, charter member, clubber, clubman, clubwoman, committeeman, comrade, conventioneer, conventioner, conventionist, dues-paying member, enlistee, enrollee, excellent companion, fellow, fraternity man, good company, good mixer, guildsman, honorary member, initiate, insider, life member, man-about-town, member, mixer, nightclub habitue, one of us, playboy, pleasant company, pledge, sister, social lion, socius, sorority girl, sorority woman