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 Definitions of plumber  [ˈplʌm ər]  

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Definition of 'plumber' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) plumber
a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, and the like, in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., of a house or other building.

2.  plumber
an undercover operative hired to detect or stop leaks of confidential information, often using questionable or illegal methods.

3.  plumber
Obs. a worker in lead or similar metals.

Etymology:  (1950–55, Amer.)

Definition of 'plumber' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) plumber, pipe fitter
a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances


Definition of 'plumber' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) plumber
sb whose job is installing or fixing water pipes, toilets, etc.


Definition of 'plumber' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) plumber
one who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings


Translation of 'plumber' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes
Send for a plumber; – we have a leaking pipe.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: loodgieter Arabic flag Arabic: عامِل تَركيب الأنابيب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: водопроводчик
Brazilian flag Brazilian: canalizador Czech flag Czech: instalatér German flag German: der/die Klempner(in)
Danish flag Danish: blikkenslager; vvs-mand Greek flag Greek: υδραυλικός Spanish flag Spanish: fontanero
Estonian flag Estonian: torulukksepp Farsi flag Farsi: لوله کش Finnish flag Finnish: putkimies
French flag French: plombier/-ière Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׁרַברָב Hindi flag Hindi: नलसाज
Croatian flag Croatian: uvoditelj vodovoda Hungarian flag Hungarian: víz- és gázszerelő Indonesian flag Indonesian: tukang ledeng
Icelandic flag Icelandic: pípulagningamaður Italian flag Italian: idraulico Japanese flag Japanese: 配管工
Korean flag Korean: 배관공 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: santechnikas Latvian flag Latvian: santehniķis
Malay flag Malay: tukang paip Dutch flag Dutch: loodgieter Norwegian flag Norwegian: rørlegger
Polish flag Polish: hydraulik Persian flag Persian: نلدوان Pashto flag Pashto: نلدوان
Portuguese flag Portuguese: canalizador Romanian flag Romanian: instalator Russian flag Russian: водопроводчик
Slovak flag Slovak: inštalatér Slovenian flag Slovenian: inštalater Serbian flag Serbian: vodoinstalater
Swedish flag Swedish: rörmokare Thai flag Thai: ช่างประปา Turkish flag Turkish: su tesisatçısı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (水、瓦斯等)管修工人 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: водопровідник Urdu flag Urdu: نلوں کي مرمت کرنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thợ ống nước Chinese flag Chinese: 水管工人

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