In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
joiner
(noun) a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
joiner
(noun) a person who likes to join groups
Source: WordNet® 3.1
joiner (plural joiners)
A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
• (maker of wooden furniture or fittings): carpenter
joiner (plural joiners)
A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
A person who joins societies or organizations.
• rejoin
Joiner (plural Joiners)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Joiner is the 2228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16349 individuals. Joiner is most common among White (64.02%) and Black/African American (31.05%) individuals.
• rejoin
Source: Wiktionary
Join"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, joins.
2. One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. "One Snug, the joiner." Shak.
3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.
Syn.
– See Carpenter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.