Definitions

plumber

[pluhm-er] / ˈplʌm ər /

NOUN

spy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent detective informer investigator mole operative secret agent secret service undercover agent

STRONG

emissary lookout observer patrol plant scout sleeper sleuth snoop spotter watcher

WEAK

double agent espionage agent foreign agent inside agent intelligencer

NOUN

secret agent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

informer intelligence agent operative spy undercover agent

WEAK

cloak-and-dagger man double agent inside man mole snoop undercover man

NOUN

eavesdropper

Synonyms

STRONG

auditor hearer monitor sleuth snoop wiretapper

Example Sentences

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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

I don’t know what the plumber did, but he left me with a new issue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The plumber was hired to fix one problem, and may or may not have uncovered another.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Burnham and Kenyon, a plumber and local councillor, were among five of the 14 candidates in the by-election who appeared on Question Time in Makerfield.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

My great-uncle Terry, Robbie’s husband, had abandoned a career as a plumber for the same reason, instead becoming a Pullman porter.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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Unit 15, Lessons 1–2