Etymology

joiner

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Today it means: A maker of wooden furniture or fittings. Full definition →

Middle English joynour ← Old French joigneor
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joiner · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromjoigneor“joiner, carpenter”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromjoynour“maker of furniture, small boxes, etc.”
  3. English todayjoiner

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.

joiner · noun2

From join + -er.

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