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plumber

[pluhm-er] / ˈplʌm ər /




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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

Reform candidate Kenyon, a self-employed plumber who became a councillor in England's May local elections, had stood in the constituency in the 2024 general election, coming second to Labour.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Nigel Farage's party was running high in the polls at the start of the campaign, but Robert Kenyon, a plumber and Reform councillor, ending up in second place with 15,696 votes.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

“He says I was supposed to marry a plumber and have five kids. I told him, ‘Uh-uh, I don’t think so!’

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Nationwide, employers are struggling to fill around 160 types of jobs, ranging from careworkers to plumbers, according to the FEA.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 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

Colored people of all backgrounds lived in Newsome Park: doctors, lawyers, dentists, ministers, teachers, carpenters, brickmasons, plumbers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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