plumber
/ˈplʌmə
/noun
A person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems.When the plumber fitted the new central heating/water system he fitted a manual shower mixer tap for us....
- It became apparent there was too much water for the plumber to pump away, so the fire brigade was called in.
- Four plumbers have told me that the main line is clogged with roots, and they want thousands of dollars to replace it.
Origin
Late Middle English (originally denoting a person dealing in and working with lead): from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum 'lead'.
Rhymes
- market letter
- market liberalism
- market-like
- market maker
- market-making
- market mammy
- market man
- market master
- market mechanism
- market opportunity
- market order
- market-oriented
- market overt
- market penetration
- marketplace
- market potential
- market power
- market pressures
- market price
- substock
- substorm
- substractive
- substractor
- substrain
- substramen