plumber
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- noun
- /ˈplʌmər/
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fontanero (España)
- I called a plumber to fix the leaky faucet in my kitchen.
- call a plumber
- a plumber to fix
- become a plumber
So the tiler, the plumber and that's it.
- So the tiler, the plumber and that's it.
- It's Jeffrey and I am the plumber and I came round.
- Maybe the the wife in Italy of the plumber thought, you know what?
- That is a dance for any plumbers out there who just perked up.
- Is there a more famous plumber then Mario?
- Let's say that I have a plumber coming to my house to fix something.
- Every job gets an Oscar type award show, including the likes of plumbers, teachers.
- We hired through the insurance that we've paid for, for said plumber to come and fix.
- The welders, the plumbers, these these, these shortages were real.
- Go to trade school, get a vocation, become an electrician, Carpenter, plumber, mechanic.
- Now you might suggest I call a plumber or have one of my people call the plumber.
- And for him, it's like, Hey, I would love to be a plumber, right?
Examples
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My friends get to go around saying, "My dad's a plumber."
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I had to break down and hire a plumber to get that prefab shower installed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now you might suggest I call a plumber or have one of my people call the plumber.
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So you might be a plumber, might look next door to a lawyer.
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Well, look, is the plumber here yet?
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I called the plumber this morning.
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Let's say that I have a plumber coming to my house to fix something.
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Victor had been a plumber, a damned good one, or so he said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Oh, I forgot to tell you the plumber's coming at 10:00.
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"Did the plumber come?"
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Etymology
Plumber comes from the Latin plumbum, which means 'lead'. Because old pipes were often made of lead, a plumber became the person who made and fixed water pipes, so the word now means someone who installs or repairs pipes.