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# plumber

noun (a plumber, plumbers)

«plumber» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A plumber is a person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, toilets, sinks and heating systems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you call a plumber when a pipe leaks, a toilet is blocked or the boiler breaks. In maths, plumbers' bills are a common problem: call-out fee + hours × rate. In safety, turn off the water at the stopcock while waiting for the plumber. Phrases: call a plumber, emergency plumber.

### Examples

- We called a plumber because the kitchen tap was leaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x1)
- The plumber fixed our blocked toilet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x2)
- The plumber charges £50 to come plus £30 an hour; 2 hours cost £110. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x3)
- The plumber put in a new boiler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x4)
- Dad tried to fix the pipe himself, then called a plumber. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x5)
- A plumber needs a van full of tools and pipes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. The b is silent: say PLUM-er. The work is called «plumbing». In maths, total cost = fixed fee + (rate × hours).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plumber» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plumber/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plumber» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plumber.html) on Mova free.