joiner
a person or thing that joins.
a carpenter, especially one who constructs doors, window sashes, paneling, and other permanent woodwork.
a person who belongs to many clubs, associations, societies, etc., often from indiscriminate enthusiasm, for increased status, to make business or social contacts, or the like.
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Once you're settled, being a joiner, even temporarily, is a way to continue this strategy.
Carolyn Hax: He has female friends, but he’s not okay with her male ones | Carolyn Hax | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostBy James joiner Thea Shaheen had waited her whole life for the body she was supposed to be in.
Six Must-Read Stories About Gay Mormon Husbands and Iranian Drug Wars | The Daily Beast | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLottie joiner is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance writer and senior editor of The Crisis magazine.
Remembering Civil Rights Heroine Fannie Lou Hamer: 'I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired' | Lottie L. Joiner | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor most of my adult life, I have always felt independent of any political party--an observer rather than a joiner.
Lottie L. joiner: Take me back to that day 50 years ago, September 15, 1963.
50 Years Later: The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing | Lottie L. Joiner | September 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Young Judith Blum was never a joiner in school, never popular, never athletic, never part of any cliques.
I was an Innkeeper, who loved to carouse; J was a joiner, and built up a house.
The letter from his son, who had finished his apprenticeship as journeyman joiner half a year ago, was sufficiently frivolous.
More Tales by Polish Authors | VariousJames Ballybarn was a regularly taught carpenter and joiner, and his knowledge was brought into use.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam | John FrostThey cherished the plan for years; he was a joiner, and hired himself of his owner for about two hundred dollars a year.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore ParkerOn a new building the joiner fits up a temporary workshop with benches, sawing stools and a stove for his glue pot.
British Dictionary definitions for joiner
/ (ˈdʒɔɪnə) /
mainly British a person trained and skilled in making finished woodwork, such as windows, doors, and stairs
a person or thing that joins
informal a person who joins many clubs, causes, etc
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