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joiner

joiner

1 5.5
A worker who makes and joins wooden parts like doors, windows, and furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔɪnər/
  • UK
translation icon : ebanista
  • She hired a joiner to build custom cabinets that matched the kitchen's aesthetic.
  • plate joiner
  • joiner and carpenter

You know, back in the day, you'd be a joiner and I'd be your apprentice.

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Examples

  • Let each man bring the tools of his trade: the shopkeeper his fabric and glass, the joiner his hammer and saw, the scrivener his parchment and pen.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Notice that here, the joiner used front-to-back boards for the chest bottom and drawer bottom.

    Blog text (7)

  • Her father was a joiner.

    A Perfect Place (2008)

  • I went into a nine to five job being a carpet joiner and cabinet maker.

    Rob Moore

  • Conversation revealed that a journeyman joiner was on the third floor.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He was an old-fashioned joiner, a true craftsman; some said an artist.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • As a skilled joiner, he crafted beautiful doors and window frames for the new house.

  • The experienced joiner skillfully assembled the furniture, ensuring every piece fit perfectly.

Synonyms

carpenter
vsjoiner
128 1.6

A person who makes or fixes things from wood, like furniture

focuses on assembling specific wood items such as doors window frames and furniture
woodworker
vsjoiner
4 3.9

A person who makes or repairs things from wood

specializes in assembling pieces together into specific items like doors and window frames
cabinetmaker
vsjoiner
3 5.8

A person who makes fine wooden furniture like cupboards by hand

constructs and assembles a range of wooden fittings beyond fine furniture and cabinets
furniture maker
vsjoiner
2 2.9

A person whose job is making chairs or tables for homes

builds and assembles various wooden items beyond furniture like doors and windows

How Skilled

joiner
  • UK
1 5.5
woodworker
4 3.9

Surface Forms

joiner singular
joiners plural

Morphology

joiner = join (transparent) = join + er

Agentive formation from the verb 'join' using the productive suffix '-er'; the meaning 'one who joins pieces (here, wood)' follows standard derivation though it denotes a specific trade.

Etymology

Joiner comes from the verb join, which means 'to put together', and the ending -er means 'a person who does something'. A helpful image is a skilled worker who 'joins' pieces of wood to make doors, window frames and furniture, so a joiner is a woodworker who puts things together.