plumber

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplʌmə/
  • Rhymes: -ʌmə(r)

Noun

plumber (plural plumbers)

  1. One who works in or with lead.
  2. One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
    1. One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
  3. A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information
  4. (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.

Derived terms
Terms derived from plumber

Translations
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References
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Anagrams

Latin

Verb

plumber

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of plumbō
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