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

Why not start a day-in-the-life series following your day-to-day work as a plumber, and launch a channel on YouTube? —Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Those customers include executives in the local tech industry, financial industry and lawyers as well as blue-collar guys such as electricians and plumbers who have built large businesses and now need to dress the part. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025

Employment as a plumber is considered safe for now, but perhaps not for our kids’ generation. —Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

Bipartisan outrage over those dreams (or nightmares) united an odd cross section of Floridians: birder watchers, hunters, native tribes, blue-collar plumbers and Republican advisers. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025

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