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plumber

[pluhm-er] / ˈplʌm ər /




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A handsome plumber was as likely to get in as a couture-clad socialite; once inside, he might find himself chatting up Mick Jagger or dancing with Liza Minnelli.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Nat, a former Navy SEAL, launched Minuteman Plumbing, Heating & Cooling with a master plumber he met through a Harvard mentor between graduation and starting his job at a consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Cuban-born plumber Roberto Mosquera -- who has been in Florida since he was a child -- was even a "super Trump supporter", according to his daughter Monica.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

His closest rival for the seat, Reform UK's Robert Kenyon, a plumber and local councillor, was second in the constituency at the 2024 general election.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

With his pliers, the plumber twisted the inner workings of the lock.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Shortages of everything from electricians and plumbers to gas turbines and memory chips have driven up the cost of building new centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The company, which makes a software for trade professionals like plumbers and electricians, got caught in the software pullback earlier this year.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

AFSCME’s members include custodians, gardeners, dining hall food service workers, transportation workers and skilled craft workers such as plumbers and electricians.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

He likes to think of QNX engineers as plumbers and electricians, responsible for the stuff we need and never see.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Road-menders and plumbers never went to work with umbrellas.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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