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joiner
noun [C] (TAKING PART) /ˈdʒɔɪ.nər/
/-nɚ/ Definition
› someone who agrees to take part in an arrangement or become a member of an organization: Recent joiners are in a worse position than existing members.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' will › informal a person who likes to get involved in activities with groups of people: I don't think you'll persuade David to come along to tonight's meeting - he's not much of a joiner.Taking part and getting involvedGetting involved for one's own benefit or against others' willJoining and leaving groups and organizations
(Definition of joiner noun (TAKING PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attendee noun
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- be on the case idiom
- engage in sth phrasal verb
- enter verb (COMPETITION)
- excursion noun
- get (sb) into sth phrasal verb
- get into sth phrasal verb
- get the bit between your teeth idiom
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- in on sth idiom
- let yourself in for sth phrasal verb
- mess with sth/sb phrasal verb
- muscle in phrasal verb
- partake verb (TAKE PART)
- participant noun
- take sth up phrasal verb (START)
- wade into sth phrasal verb
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