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Definition of “plumber”

plumber (ˈplʌmə Pronunciation for plumber

Definitions

noun

  1. a person who installs and repairs pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas

Word Origin

C14: from Old French plommier worker in lead, from Late Latin plumbārius, from Latin plumbum lead

Translations for 'plumber'

  • British English: plumberPronunciation for plumber A plumber is a person whose job is to connect and repair things such as water and drainage pipes, baths, and toilets.ˈplʌmə NOUN
  • Arabic: سَبَّاكPronunciation for سَبَّاك
  • Brazilian Portuguese: encanadorPronunciation for encanador
  • Chinese: 管道工Pronunciation for 管道工
  • Croatian: vodoinstalaterPronunciation for vodoinstalater
  • Czech: instalatérPronunciation for instalatér instalatérka
  • Danish: blikkenslagerPronunciation for blikkenslager
  • Dutch: loodgieterPronunciation for loodgieter
  • European Spanish: fontaneroPronunciation for fontanero
  • Finnish: putkiasentajaPronunciation for putkiasentaja
  • French: plombierPronunciation for plombier
  • German: KlempnerPronunciation for Klempner Klempnerin
  • Greek: υδραυλικόςPronunciation for υδραυλικός
  • Italian: idraulicoPronunciation for idraulico
  • Japanese: 配管工Pronunciation for 配管工
  • Korean: 배관공Pronunciation for 배관공
  • Norwegian: rørleggerPronunciation for rørlegger
  • Polish: hydraulikPronunciation for hydraulik
  • Portuguese: canalizadorPronunciation for canalizador
  • Romanian: instalator instalatori
  • Russian: водопроводчикPronunciation for водопроводчик водопроводчица
  • Spanish: plomeroPronunciation for plomero
  • Swedish: rörmokarePronunciation for rörmokare
  • Thai: ช่างประปาPronunciation for ช่างประปา
  • Turkish: tesisatçıPronunciation for tesisatçı
  • Ukrainian: слюсар
  • Vietnamese: thợ ống nướcPronunciation for thợ ống nước

Example Sentences Including 'plumber'

A plumber offered to do the work on an entire floor in return for a night with Angela.
Weldon, Fay Splitting
But the Melbourne plumber recovered to shoot his next 24 targets, scraping in at the cut-off.
The Australian (2004)
Her partner Christopher Beach, a plumber , rushed the expectant mum to hospital from their home in Great Yarmouth.
Sun, News of the World (2000)
In hindsight, as will soon be clear, I would have preferred a plumber.
Toronto Sun (2003)
It was the Depression then, and in 1932 she goes and marries an impecunious plumber 's mate.
Innes, Hammond High Stand
It would be difficult to find, say, an electrician or plumber perhaps, who would work for nothing.
Chris Gidney CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2002)
On the market in India are cars with more brains than your average plumber.
Business Today (2003)
Probably Manfred headed for the nearest plumber 's shop for a new supply of lead pipes, he reckoned.
Terman, Douglas Cormorant
The brickie, the plumber , everybody who came to my house told me not to leave West Ham.
Sun, News of the World (2002)

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