joiner

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

carpenter

cabinetmaker

woodworker

cabinet maker

arranger

joinery

uniter

wood worker

contriver

assembler

carpentry

connector

Translations

menuisier

Tischler

falegname

carpintero

Schreiner

marceneiro

marangoz

fuster

🪵

schrijnwerker

ξυλουργός

meubelmaker

μαραγκός

navire ralliant

lignarius

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: joynour

In summary

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.