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Webster 1913 Edition
Plumber
Plumb′er
,Noun.
[F.
plombier
. See Plumb
.] One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead pipes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Plumber
PLUMBER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
plumber
plumber
English
Noun
plumber (plural plumbers)
- One who works in or with lead.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
- A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information
- (Britain) 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.
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one who works in lead
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one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage
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