Plumber

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plumber
       n : 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)