plumber

Meanings

Plural: plumbers

Noun

a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
One who works in or with lead.
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
A urologist.

Verb

To botch, ruin (something).
To work (something) as a plumber.
To do, work, devise (something).
To equip (something) with plumbing.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

pipe fitter, plumb

Scrabble Score: 13

plumber is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
plumber is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plumber is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

plumber is a valid Words With Friends word