plumber

Meanings

1. 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.

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.

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