From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Plumber \Plumb"er\, noun [F. plombier. See {Plumb}.] One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead pipes.
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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances [syn: {pipe fitter}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Plumber A system for obtaining information about {memory leaks} in {Ada} and {C} programs. {Home (http://home.earthlink.net/~owenomalley/plumber.html)}. (17 Feb 1999)
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