plumbernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈplʌm.ər/us/ˈplʌm.ɚ/B2 a person whose job is to supply and connect or repair water pipes, baths, toilets, etc.:
When is the plumber coming to repair the burst pipe?
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- We'll have to get a plumber in to look at that water tank.
- Did you remember to get on to the plumber about the shower?
- The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing machine.
- The plumber came to mend the burst pipe.
- He's a plumber by trade.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
- waste water 1
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