English
Etymology
From OF. term|plummier|langfro (French term|plombier|langfr); from L. term|plumbum||lead or lead shot|lang=la.
Pronunciation
rhymes|�m�(r)
Noun
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en-noun
- One who works in lead
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, glass or plastic pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas or drainage; originally, one who did piping for waste water, as distinct from a pipe fitter, who dealt only with fresh water.
- British 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.
Derived terms
plumber block
plumber's cleavage
plumber's crack
plumbery
Related terms
plumbing
Translations
trans-top|one who works in lead
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trans-top|one who fits, etc, pipes for water, gas or drainage
Afrikaans: loodgieter
Dutch: loodgieter m
Estonian: torumees, turulukksepp
French: plombier m
German: Klempner m
Greek, Modern: �δ�α�λικ�� m
Italian: idraulico m
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Maltese: plamer
Polish: hydraulik m
Portuguese: bombeiro m, encanador m
Spanish: fontanero m (Spain), plomero m (Latin America)
Russian: водоп�овод�ик (vodoprovód�ik) m, �ан�е�ник (santé�nik) m
Swedish: rörmokare c
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ttbc|Chinese: 水管工
ttbc|Japanese: �管工
ttbc|Korean: 배�공
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