plumber

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈplʌm.ɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #8401

Meanings

1

noun
A person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, and similar equipment.

We called a plumber to fix the leaking pipe.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms plumbers

Derived forms nonplumberplumberedplumberlessplumberyunplumbered

Related forms plumbing

Etymology

From Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”). The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation.

plumber Middle English plummier Old French plumbārius Latin

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# plumber

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈplʌm.ɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 8401

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, and similar equipment.

## Examples
- We called a plumber to fix the leaking pipe.

## Derived Forms
- nonplumber
- plumbered
- plumberless
- plumbery
- unplumbered

## Related Forms
- plumbing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: plumber
- Root: plummier
- Root: plumbārius

## Etymology
From Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”). The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation.

## AI Etymology
Plumber comes from Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”). The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation. In present-day English it covers a person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, and similar equipment. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonplumber, plumbered, plumberless, plumbery, unplumbered and related forms such as plumbing.

## Topics
- People & Society

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