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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And those tubes are plumbers’ pipe insulating foam.
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Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
Better a plumber in a ‘brain hub’ than a small-town engineer
Moretti has been bullish on that point for a while now—certainly long before the pandemic.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
His father, Wilbur Harris Sr., was a plumber, electrician and carpenter who installed service station equipment.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Shop Mario Day Deals at Amazon In the meantime, to celebrate everyone’s favorite Brooklyn plumber, retailers like — Amazon, Target, Walmart and Best Buy — slashed prices on select Mario games for Nintendo Switch.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
Better a plumber in a ‘brain hub’ than a small-town engineer
Moretti has been bullish on that point for a while now—certainly long before the pandemic.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
His father, Wilbur Harris Sr., was a plumber, electrician and carpenter who installed service station equipment.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Shop Mario Day Deals at Amazon In the meantime, to celebrate everyone’s favorite Brooklyn plumber, retailers like — Amazon, Target, Walmart and Best Buy — slashed prices on select Mario games for Nintendo Switch.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
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“Plumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumber. Accessed 25 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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