1
: a dealer or worker in lead
2
: one who installs, repairs, and maintains piping, fittings, and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
3
: a person whose job is to prevent or put an end to leaks of sensitive information
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Building these facilities such as chip fabs in Arizona, steel mills in Pennsylvania, and data centers in Ohio will require construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and heavy equipment operators.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the decades since, the group has worked to create a pipeline of recruits, training women to become plumbers, carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, sheet metal workers and laborers.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
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The school graduates about 25 students a year and helps place them into jobs as plumbers, electricians, welders and the like.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the decades since, the group has worked to create a pipeline of recruits, training women to become plumbers, carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, sheet metal workers and laborers.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Our beloved Midwest Princess has certainly been putting the service in service top during the days leading up to the track’s release, dressing up like our favorite power lesbian professions (plumber, lawyer, and construction worker).
—Quispe López, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
The school graduates about 25 students a year and helps place them into jobs as plumbers, electricians, welders and the like.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Plumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumber. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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plumber
noun
plumb·er
ˈpləm-ər 
: a person who puts in or repairs the pipes and fixtures involved in the distribution and use of water in a building
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