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plumber

plumb·er [ plúmmər ] (plural plumb·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody who installs and fixes pipes: somebody who installs and repairs water, drainage, or heating pipes and fixtures in a building

[14th century. Via French, "lead worker" < Latin plumbarius< plumbum "lead"]
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