pipe fitter

noun

: a worker who installs and repairs piping

Examples of pipe fitter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Antonellis said there were also another dozen pipe fitters inside. — David Wade, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The construction and installation of offshore wind turbines requires the expertise of skilled electrical workers, pipe fitters, welders, pile drivers, iron workers, machinists and carpenters. — Christopher Niezrecki, Fortune, 12 May 2026

Construction executives involved with OpenAI projects specifically mentioned not having enough tradespeople, such as electricians and pipe fitters, to work on multiple data center projects. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026

In northern Virginia, for example, there’s no lack of people applying to become plumbers or pipe fitters, even as data center construction has surged in the area, Madello says. — Caroline Haskins, Wired News, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pipe fitter

• babysitter
• bitter
• critter
• fritter
• glitter
• hitter
• jitter
• knitter
• litter
• quitter
• ritter
• splitter

Kids Definition

pipe fitter

noun

: a person who installs and repairs piping