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plumber Definition

plumber (plumər)

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

plumber Synonyms

plumber

n.

steam fitter, tradesman, metal worker, handy man; see worker.

plumber Usage Examples

Possessives

  • merchant: That job also involved a lengthy trip to get parts from the plumbers ' merchant.
  • mate: Kenny Jones knew him from the time he left school and was working as a plumber's mate to pay for his guitar.

Converse of object

  • approve: On request, we will arrange for an Anglian Water approved plumber to provide a quote for this area of work.
  • qualify: To be a fully qualified plumber you need an adequate amount of practical study to accompany the theoretical side.
  • employ: It did, but promptly closed because of problems with poorly applied tiles ( perhaps they should have employed Polish plumbers ).
  • find: Or someone might be saying: ' My taps have gone, can someone help me find a plumber?
  • call: They called the agent, who called the plumber, who could find nothing wrong.
  • become: Become a plumber Become a plumber through our complete home study plumbing courses.

Adjective modifier

  • Polish: Is the Polish plumber soon to be followed by the Bulgarian builder?
  • self-employed: Suppose a contractor in the United Kingdom engages a self-employed plumber from another Member State to work on a contract.
  • approved: Contact your water supplier for a list of Approved Plumbers who are available for work or look on the WRAS website for details.
  • qualified: Now this qualified plumber has done shows on stations all over the country.
  • competent: Q. Can a competent plumber install a heat pump to run my central heating system?
  • registered: EG a Corgi registered plumber would normally be such a person.

Modifies a noun

  • merchant: Buy a simple white suite from a plumbers merchant.
  • etc: They want to know where to eat out, where they can find a local plumber etc!

Noun used with modifier

  • cowboy: Then, as now, cowboy plumbers cause dangers to public health and safety, unnecessary distress and expense.
  • apprentice: Proving that a career in a male orientated industry is possible are two young women apprentice plumbers.
  • emergency: Why didn't he just call the emergency plumber?
  • woman: Among them, for the first time this year, was one of our growing number of women plumbers.
plumber Quotes

But you are dull, nothing comes nimbly from you; you dance like a plumber's daughter and deserve two thousand pound in lead to your marriage, and not in goldsmith's ware.

—Middleton,Thomas

Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.

—Allen,Woody pseudonym of  Allen Stewart Konigsberg

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