1
: a dealer or worker in lead
2
: one who installs, repairs, and maintains piping, fittings, and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
3
: a person whose job is to prevent or put an end to leaks of sensitive information
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Police went to the home repeatedly in January, and twice found that plumbers had turned the water back on — but that service to Martinez’s apartment had been shut off afterward.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
Italy currently has a shortage of nurses, and Germany has a shortage of plumbers; a baby born today does nothing to unclog a Düsseldorf sink.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Police went to the home repeatedly in January, and twice found that plumbers had turned the water back on — but that service to Martinez’s apartment had been shut off afterward.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
Italy currently has a shortage of nurses, and Germany has a shortage of plumbers; a baby born today does nothing to unclog a Düsseldorf sink.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Certainly these virtual hang-outs have come a long way from just being about finding a good plumber or a lost dog.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Plumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumber. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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plumber
noun
plumb·er
ˈpləm-ər 
: a person who puts in or repairs the pipes and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
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