gas fitter
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3.6
- noun
- UK
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instalador de gas
- She recommended a qualified gas fitter for the installation of our heating system.
And now he's out there and free and going on to be a gas fitter and.
- And now he's out there and free and going on to be a gas fitter and.
Examples
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In Constantinople, he was somehow rescued by the French consulate and put on the road to Vienna, where he again took up work as a gas-fitter.
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Can I just use someone with a contractor license, or do I need someone with a gas fitter license (if there is such a thing)?
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Do contractor licenses cover gas fitters in Virginia?
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The man who exemplified dromomania for the European medical establishment was a gas-fitter from Bordeaux, one Jean-Albert Dadas.
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We now find an egg and a fish dealer, a grocer, a tea dealer, a confectioner, a pastry cook, a baker, a bacon curer, a watch and clock maker, and a plumber-cum-gas fitter.
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After the renovation, we hired a professional gas fitter to install the new stove safely.
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The gas fitter inspected the pipes and ensured there were no leaks before we moved in.
Synonyms
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4.5
A worker who installs or fixes gas pipes and heaters in homes and buildings
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3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
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2.5
A person who works for a gas company installing or fixing gas pipes and boilers
A woman who works for a gas company checking gas meters and appliances
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally built: 'gas' specifies the domain (gas equipment) and 'fitter' denotes a worker who fits or installs; together they straightforwardly mean a worker who fits/repairs gas installations. This is a common occupational compound pattern (domain + worker) and is likely inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings, with context ('gas') disambiguating any narrower sense of 'fitter' (e.g. tailor).
Etymology
The compound noun gas fitter comes from two simple words, gas and fitter. A fitter is a worker who 'fits' or joins parts. So a gas fitter is someone who installs and repairs gas pipes and appliances, and that is why the term means this job today.