: a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood
b
: a gregarious or civic-minded person who joins many organizations
Examples of joiner in a Sentence
He's not a joiner. He prefers to do things by himself.
Recent Examples on the WebHis mother was a cleaner in the local school, and his father was a joiner.—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 John was a joiner, an irresponsible, promiscuous joiner.—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 23 Apr. 2024 Not churchgoers or joiners, still my people sang, up Highway 12 or Arnold Drive, depending
on the traffic.—Ada Limón, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 The quickest joiners, Finland and Sweden, did it in a little over two years, and the slowest, Portugal and Spain, required nearly eight.—Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for joiner
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