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plumber

/ˈplʌmə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who works in or with lead.
  2. One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
  3. A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information
  4. In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
  5. A urologist.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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