plumber
IPA: pɫˈʌmɝ
noun
- One who works in or with lead.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
- A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
- (Britain, informal) In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
- (medicine, slang) A urologist.
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Examples of "plumber" in Sentences
- And according to Collins, plumber is gasfitero in Chile. ken_in_dfw
- Joe the plumber is a decent American patriot who will vote for me, not for that Obama.
- In it, plumber is definitely indicated as plomero, with no mention of fontanero or gasliter.
- I will probably write while the plumber is here and maybe stay home from Eric's ultimate frisbee game and write.
- So, for example, when my plumber is late, I'll understand he was living his life and loving his family ... and those are good things.
- [FUN FACT: Did you know that the term "plumber" comes from the Latin term for lead, the the element, the stuff you use for bullets: plumbum?]
- The term plumber comes from "plumbium" the latin term for lead and - as most people know - lead is a toxic substance Most people - even ibankers - know that alchemists turn lead into gold
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