plumber

plumb·er  (plmr)

n.

1. One that installs and repairs pipes and plumbing.

2. Slang An employee assigned to investigate and stop leaks of sensitive information.

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[Middle English plummer, from Old French plomier, from Latin plumbrius, lead worker, from Latin plumbum, lead.]

Word History: A plumber works with water pipes, once made from lead, with lead solder for the joints. The Romans used lead pipes, and the word plumber comes from the Latin word for lead, plumbum. There is no Latin, or even Indo-European, etymology for plumbum but it bears a distant similarity to the Greek word for lead, the standard form of which, molubdos, gives us the name of another element in the Periodic Table, molybdenum. Two non-standard forms, molibos and especially bolimos, are even more similar to the Latin.

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plumber

Noun

a person who fits and repairs pipes and fixtures for water, drainage, or gas systems [Old French plommier worker in lead]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plumber - a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances pipe fitter artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Translations

plumber [ˈplʌməʳ] n → fontanero/a, plomero/a (LAM)

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plumber [ˈplʌməʳ] n → plombier m

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plumber [ˈplʌməʳ] n → Installateur m, Klempner m

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plumber [ˈplʌməʳ] n → idraulico