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plumber (plum′ər)

noun

a skilled worker who installs and repairs pipes, fixtures, etc., as of water, drainage, or gas systems in a building

Etymology: ME < MFr plummier < L plumbarius, lead worker < plumbum, lead: see plumb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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