plumber

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plumber - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plumber \Plumb"er\, n. [F. plombier. See Plumb.]
     One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and
     repairs lead pipes.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: Any worker who installs or repairs piping and
        related equipment for conveyance of water, gas, or
        drainage into or out of buildings, or within buildings to
        fixtures or equipment using water. The type of material
        used for the conduits varies with the application, and may
        be may be of lead, iron, copper, glass, palstic, or other
        material.
        [PJC]

plumber - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  plumber
      n 1: a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and
           appliances [syn: plumber, pipe fitter]

plumber - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Plumber
  
     <programming, tool> A system for obtaining information about
     memory leaks in Ada and C programs.
  
     (http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html).
  
     (17 Feb 1999)