Definition of plumber Plumber

/plʌˈmɚ/ - [plumer] - plumb•er

We found 9 definitions of plumber from 6 different sources.

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What does plumber mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: plumbers

plumber - a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
  pipe fitter
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • plumber (Noun)
    One who works in or with lead.
  • plumber (Noun)
    One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
  • plumber (Noun)
    One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
  • plumber (Noun)
    In the Royal Navy , nickname for an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • plumber (n.)
    One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • plumber
    plum′ėr, n. one who works in lead, esp. one who fits into buildings the tanks, pipes, and fittings for conveying water, gas, and sewage.—ns. Plumb′er-block, a metal frame or case for holding the end of a revolving shaft: a pillow-block; Plumb′ery, articles of lead: the business of a plumber: a place for plumbing

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • plumber
    One who ascertains the capacity of your purse, soaks you with a piece of lead and gets away with the money--a process vulgarly known as "a lead-pipe cinch."

Part of speech

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  • plumber, noun, singular of plumbers.
  • plumber, adjective, comparative of plumb.

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