A joiner is a skilled worker who makes the wooden parts of a building that you see and touch: doors, window frames, stairs, and fitted cupboards. The work is about joining pieces of wood neatly, often indoors and with finer cuts than a carpenter who puts up roof beams or the frame of a house.

A joiner is a skilled worker who makes the wooden parts of a building that you see and touchJoiner是一種技術工人，製作建築裡看得到、摸得到的木造部分: doors, window frames, stairs, and fitted cupboards門、窗框、樓梯，還有訂製的櫥櫃。The work is about joining pieces of wood neatly這份工作就是把木頭精細地接合起來, often indoors and with finer cuts than a carpenter who puts up roof beams or the frame of a house通常在室內進行，切工也比搭屋頂樑或蓋房子骨架的carpenter（木匠）更細緻。

The word comes through Middle English joynour from Old French joigneor, someone who joins, from joindre, to join — so it is join plus -er, a person who joins wood. In British English this trade name is still alive; in American English people more often say carpenter or cabinetmaker.

The word comes through Middle English joynour from Old French joigneor, someone who joins這個字經由中古英文joynour，來自古法文joigneor，意思是「接合的人」, from joindre, to join而joigneor又來自joindre（接合） — so it is join plus -er所以它其實就是join加上字尾-er, a person who joins wood指接合木頭的人。In British English this trade name is still alive在英式英文裡這個行業名稱還在使用; in American English people more often say carpenter or cabinetmaker在美式英文裡人們比較常說carpenter或cabinetmaker。

Though actually, joiner has a second, jokey sense: a person who loves joining clubs and groups. He's a real joiner can mean he signs up for everything. That second meaning is informal. The sense you are learning first is the woodworker.

Though actually不過, joiner has a second, jokey sensejoiner還有第二個帶點玩笑意味的用法: a person who loves joining clubs and groups指一個很愛加入各種社團、團體的人。He's a real joiner can mean he signs up for everythingHe's a real joiner可以表示他什麼都會報名參加。That second meaning is informal這第二個意思是口語用法。The sense you are learning first is the woodworker你現在學的第一個意思，指的是木工。