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joiner

joiner

3 5.6
A person who often joins clubs or groups to meet people
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔɪnər/
translation icon : sociable
  • - 'Fraid I'm not much of a joiner.

Examples

  • "You were a joiner," Wilma would reply.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • But he did mention it to one of the boys at the Tuesday joiners' meeting.

    The Killer Inside Me (2010)

  • My daughter was not a joiner.

    Edge of Darkness (2010)

  • Even if you've never been a joiner, now may be the time to get yourself out there.

    Blog text (30)

  • - I've never been much of a joiner.

    The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

  • Even after all this time, my classmates were still not joiners.

    Blog text (18)

  • It's like, the goth kids, really... they're joiners, when you think about it.

    Unfinished Business (2015)

  • - He's a joiner.

    Belfast (2021)

  • He wasn't what you'd call a joiner.

    Antibody (2002)

  • As a natural joiner, she eagerly signed up for every club at school.

Synonyms

socializer
vsjoiner
  • US
1 3.8

A person who likes meeting and talking with other people

prefers becoming part of clubs and organizations to gain social belonging
mingler
vsjoiner
1 5.7

A person who moves among people and talks to many at events

seeks formal ties through groups rather than casual event networking

Antonyms

loner
79 4.2

A person who prefers to be alone and avoids spending time with others

How Sociable

socialite
29 6.7
joiner
3 5.6
loner
79 4.2

Surface Forms

joiner singular
joiners plural

Morphology

joiner = join (transparent) = join + er

Standard agentive derivation ('one who joins'); the social meaning 'someone who joins groups readily' is directly predictable from 'join' + '-er'.

Etymology

Joiner comes from the verb join, which means 'to become part of' or 'to put together', and the ending -er means 'a person who does something'. So a social joiner is someone who often 'joins' clubs and groups, which explains why we call a person who loves joining organisations a joiner.