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
Examples of plumber in a Sentence
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In his later years, any plumber called to the Mulholland Drive house would find himself being followed around by Marlon, who’d also peer underneath the sinks alongside him and ask about torque wrench brands and hose bib fits.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The news comes nearly one year after The Super Mario Bros. Movie, starring Chris Pratt as the titular plumber, became a box office hit.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The plumbers and pipe fitters’ union similarly waited until August 2020 to back Biden, and has also already endorsed him this year.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Her father, Reginald Carpenter, was a plumber, and her mother, Alvina Carpenter, a hairdresser.
—Orlando Mayorquin, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Of course, the very idea of a narcissistic billionaire like Trump as the personification of the interests and values of an Iowa waitress or a New Hampshire plumber, or as a political figure willing to sacrifice himself for a larger cause—that is perhaps the biggest absurdity of all.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
If your pipe does burst, the Red Cross advises turning off your water at the main valve and calling a plumber.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
Aldrich is a plumber and said the win brings him a lot of relief.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
In the weeks after a plumber fixed the leak, Hoag, who is 74, got on his knees daily to lift the in-ground meter’s lid and make sure its numbers weren’t spinning rapidly.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The news comes nearly one year after The Super Mario Bros. Movie, starring Chris Pratt as the titular plumber, became a box office hit.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The plumbers and pipe fitters’ union similarly waited until August 2020 to back Biden, and has also already endorsed him this year.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Her father, Reginald Carpenter, was a plumber, and her mother, Alvina Carpenter, a hairdresser.
—Orlando Mayorquin, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Of course, the very idea of a narcissistic billionaire like Trump as the personification of the interests and values of an Iowa waitress or a New Hampshire plumber, or as a political figure willing to sacrifice himself for a larger cause—that is perhaps the biggest absurdity of all.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
If your pipe does burst, the Red Cross advises turning off your water at the main valve and calling a plumber.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
Aldrich is a plumber and said the win brings him a lot of relief.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
In the weeks after a plumber fixed the leak, Hoag, who is 74, got on his knees daily to lift the in-ground meter’s lid and make sure its numbers weren’t spinning rapidly.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Plumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumber. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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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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