plumbery C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈplʌməri/ UK /ˈplʌməri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the trade or work of a plumber; plumbing He learned plumbery as an apprentice to his uncle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the trade or work of a... plumbing Word family Related forms plumbplumberplumbingplummet Etymology AI details From plumber (from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius 'worker in lead', from plumbum 'lead') + -ery. plumbarius Latin plumbum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # plumbery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplʌməri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplʌməri/ ## Meanings 1. the trade or work of a plumber; plumbing ## Examples - He learned plumbery as an apprentice to his uncle. ## Synonyms - plumbing ## Related Forms - plumb - plumber - plumbing - plummet ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plumbarius - Root: plumbum ## Etymology From plumber (from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius 'worker in lead', from plumbum 'lead') + -ery. ## AI Etymology Plumbery is from plumber (from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius 'worker in lead', from plumbum 'lead') + -ery. Important recorded forms include plumbarius (Latin) and plumbum (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the trade or work of a plumber; plumbing. The wider family includes related words such as plumb, plumber, plumbing, and plummet. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown