plumber

noun

plumb·​er ˈplə-mər 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Print ads work in local communities because people know the businesses and the owners—the realtors, the restaurants, the dentists and the plumbers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Some are journalists, mediators, plumbers, custodians, and writers. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

The installers, plumbers, and technicians doing the last-mile work are not replaced; the overhead required to support them is streamlined. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026

But has the jury for Proxima, or any other KVIFF competition, for that matter, ever included a qualified plumber? — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French plummer, plomner, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing plumber

• plumber's helper
• plumber's snake

Rhymes for plumber

• bummer
• comer
• drummer
• dumber
• hummer
• plummer
• somer
• summer
• trimer
• midsummer
• newcomer

Kids Definition

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