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English word plumber comes from Latin -arium, Latin plumbum, and later Latin plumbarius (Of or pertaining to lead. A plumber.)

-arium (Latin)

Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things are kept" from other nouns.

plumbum (Latin)

(New Latin) pencil. (poetic) pipe of lead. Ball of lead. Lead (metal).

plumbarius (Latin)

Of or pertaining to lead. A plumber.

plummier (Old French)

Plumber (one who works in lead).

plumber (English)

(British) In the Royal Navy, nickname for an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.. A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information. One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.. One who installs piping for potable and waste water.. One who [...]

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