plumber
plum·ber
noun
Origin
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.
Phrases
- plumber block
- plumber up
- plumber wrench
- plumber's cleavage
- plumber's crack
- plumber's helper
- plumber's snake
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