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plumber

[pluhm-er] / ˈplʌm ər /




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Martin - whose father was a plumber - has campaigned for tougher sentencing for tool thefts.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As long as his electrician and plumber can find the place, he figured, he’s in good shape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu also praised an Israeli passenger who helped overpower the attacker, identifying him only as Yanik and describing him as a plumber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But when the water heater broke, I paid the plumber.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Born in 1964 in the tiny farm town of Benjamin, Utah, the son of a plumber, Singleton was a nice kid but a poor student, shy, a follower, a practical joker.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

There will always be demand for electricians, plumbers, construction workers and people on factory floors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“That was unintended,” he replies, only digging himself in deeper when he explains that, like plumbers or electricians, he was there to do a job.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

But they were also musicians and scientists and doctors and plumbers and farmers and mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters and very often children.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Plus, chefs and plumbers are taking up influencing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Mami, who I’m sure will say, “Do you have a permiso?” steps aside like the toilet is overflowing and these are the plumbers coming to the rescue!

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez


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