释义 |
join·er I. \ˈjȯinə(r) dial ˈjīn-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English joinour, joiner, from Anglo-French joignour, from Old French joign-, join- (stem of joindre to join) + Anglo-French -our -or — more at join 1. : one that joins: as a. : a person whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood : one who does the woodwork (as doors or stairs) necessary for the finishing of buildings — compare carpenter b. : a worker who stitches together the parts of garments c. : a worker who prepares sheets of glass for grinding and polishing by arranging them on a plaster-covered table d. : a worker who inserts sections of stained glass into leads preparatory to their placement in windows e. : a worker who by hand or by machine shapes the edge of the shank sole of shoes at the joint between the shank and heel — called also jointer f. : a worker who fits and joins the parts of interior furnishings of boats and installs the completed units g. : a worker who puts rubber articles (as baby pants) through a roller-cutter that joins and trims the edges 2. : jointer a(1) 3. : a typically gregarious or civic-minded person who joins many organizations : a person temperamentally given to joining many organizations < the young businessman is not markedly a civic joiner — W.H.Whyte > < when it comes to clubs and organizations, she is not a joiner — Current Biography > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to work as a joiner |