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Tradesperson specializing in water and sewage systems
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, hot-water production, sewage and
Plumber
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plumber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A plumber is a tradesperson who specialises in installing and maintaining systems used for potable
Plumber_(disambiguation)
American conservative activist (1973–2023)
WUR-zəl-bah-kər; December 3, 1973 – August 27, 2023), commonly known as "Joe the Plumber", was an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national
Joe_the_Plumber
Tool to dislodge clogs in plumbing
A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved
Plumber's_snake
British politician (born 1991)
become a plumber around 2008. Later, she completed training to qualify as a gas engineer and a plasterer, and became known as "Hannah the Plumber". Spencer
Hannah_Spencer
Video game character
mascot of their owner, the Japanese company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi
Mario
1979 Australian TV film
The Plumber is a 1979 Australian psychological thriller film about a psychotic plumber who terrorizes a grad student. Written and directed by Peter Weir
The_Plumber_(1979_film)
Canadian actor (1929–2021)
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer CC (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition
Christopher_Plummer
British businessman and entrepreneur (born 1955)
Paul "The Plumber" Davidson (born 21 June 1955) is a British businessman and entrepreneur. He became widely known in the UK business press following proceedings
Paul_"The_Plumber"_Davidson
British plumbing firm based in London
Pimlico Plumbers is a London-based plumbing firm established in 1979. With revenues of £20m as of 2015, it is London's largest independent plumbing company
Pimlico_Plumbers
2016 video game
Kill the Plumber is a platform game developed by Filipino independent game developer Keybol. The game is a parody of Super Mario Bros. Players control
Kill_the_Plumber
Wrench used to rotate pipes
A plumber wrench (or plumber's wrench, pipe wrench, Swedish wrench or Swedish pattern wrench) is a form of plier described as a pipe wrench that uses compound
Plumber_wrench
Minor exposure of the buttocks
women, influenced by celebrities such as Lady Gaga. The terms plumber butt or plumber's crack (Canadian, Australian, and American English) and builder's
Buttock_cleavage
Stereotype of Eastern Europeans
The Polish plumber and the Polish builder are stereotypes of cheap labour coming from Central and Eastern Europe to work in Western Europe. They are both
Polish_plumber
1971 covert U.S. government group
The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, the Room 16 Project, ODESSA or more officially, the White House Special Investigations
White_House_Plumbers
Viral photo of a Texas truck seen in Syria
a score of 105, placing it "in the top eight percent of 222,000 Texas plumbers", and logs 35 permitted projects between 2022 and 2025, including four
2014 Mark-1 Plumbing truck incident
2014_Mark-1_Plumbing_truck_incident
Livery company of the City of London
Company of Plumbers is one of the livery companies of the City of London. The organisation received the right to regulate medieval plumbers, who were,
Worshipful Company of Plumbers
Worshipful_Company_of_Plumbers
2005 studio album by Per Gessle
Son of a Plumber is the fifth solo album by Swedish singer-songwriter Per Gessle, released on 23 November 2005 by Capitol in conjunction with Gessle's
Son_of_a_Plumber
American author and musician
Nick Plumber is a Denver-based writer and musician. He has self-published several novels, written for a handful of journalistic outlets, sung for several
Nick_Plumber
1932 film
The Passionate Plumber is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Irene Purcell
The_Passionate_Plumber
2016 Czech comedy film
The Good Plumber (Czech: Instalatér z Tuchlovic) is a 2016 Czech comedy film written and directed by Tomáš Vorel. Plumber Luboš repairs everything but
The_Good_Plumber
British businessman, plumber (died 1910)
Crapper (baptised 28 September 1836 – 27 January 1910) was an English plumber and businessman. He founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London, a plumbing equipment
Thomas_Crapper
Singaporean actor (born 1961)
Singaporean former actor and film director and currently a businessman and plumber. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1985 to 2007, after which he
Huang_Yiliang
Medieval English canon
cuckoo sing. death is a-comin in. Another parody is Plumber is icumen in by A. Y. Campbell: Plumber is icumen in; Bludie big tu-du. Bloweth lampe, and
Sumer_is_icumen_in
GreenPlumbers is an international training and accreditation program designed to help plumbers and tradesman understand their role in the environment
GreenPlumbers
American animation media franchise
Ben 10 is an American science fiction superhero media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. division of Warner Bros
Ben_10
2026 animated film
committing another robbery. Chris Pratt as Mario, an Italian-American plumber originally from Brooklyn Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, the ruler of
The_Super_Mario_Galaxy_Movie
Tool to clear blockages in drains and pipes
plastic. Alternate names for plumbing plungers include force cup, plumber's friend or plumber's helper. In musical performance, tools called plungers are used
Plunger
1989 American TV series
Bros. Super Show! revolves around Mario and Luigi, two Italian-American plumbers from Brooklyn. The live-action segments, a parody of contemporary sitcoms
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!
American weekly trade magazine
eventually Engineering News. The second publication was first known as The Plumber and Sanitary Engineer. It was later renamed The Sanitary Engineer, then
Engineering_News-Record
Destruction wrought by stolen tank
The San Diego Union-Tribune. pp. A-1 & A-17. ISSN 1063-102X. Clairemont plumber killed by police gunfire; Route 163 traffic snarled Gotfredson, David (May
1995_San_Diego_tank_rampage
9th episode of the 3rd season of Shameless
"Frank the Plumber" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American television comedy drama Shameless, an adaptation of the British series of
Frank_the_Plumber
Chemical drain opener
Liquid-Plumr is a chemical drain opener made of 0.5–2% sodium hydroxide and 5–10% sodium hypochlorite, and a surfactant, produced by Clorox. The product
Liquid-Plumr
1931 film
Ex-Plumber is a 1931 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Lloyd Hamilton Addie McPhail Stanley Blystone Mitchell Lewis Amber Norman Polly Christy List
Ex-Plumber
1930 film
The Princess and the Plumber is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars Charles
The_Princess_and_the_Plumber
Political comedy television miniseries
White House Plumbers is an American satirical political drama television miniseries created and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck and directed by
White House Plumbers (miniseries)
White_House_Plumbers_(miniseries)
American actress and hostess (1926–2021)
the 1950s. From 1963 to 1974, she portrayed the character Josephine the Plumber in a series of television commercials for Comet cleanser. In the 1990s
Jane_Withers
1927 American film
Once a Plumber is a 1920 comedy film directed by Eddie Lyons. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. There are two plumbers who are anxious
Once_a_Plumber
English international footballer (1922–2014)
was second in both the 1952–53 and 1957–58 seasons. Post-war demand for plumbers ensured that Finney had a second income to supplement the £14 he received
Tom_Finney
American stage actress and singer
American stage actress and singer, best known for her roles as Katherine Plumber in Newsies (2012) and Glinda in Wicked (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019). Kara Lynn
Kara_Lindsay
1957 novel
The Midnight Plumber is a 1957 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter. It is the second in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau
The_Midnight_Plumber
British stop-motion animated TV series (1967)
appearance in episode 2 and a starring role in episode 5. Mr Wilkins – the plumber; his theme song is 'Hot water heater takes too long to heat'; he appears
Trumpton
1970s political scandal in the U.S.
misunderstanding leaks, suggested another name: the "Plumbers". Seeking compromising material, the Plumbers targeted Ellsberg's psychiatrist, Lewis Fielding
Watergate_scandal
Plumbing company in Burnley, UK
Anderson of Depher: 'Hero' plumber's firm faked stories". BBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2024. Goodlad, Nat (16 May 2024). "Plumber who 'helped people in need'
Depher
American gangster (1913–1997)
Rizzo DeCavalcante (April 30, 1913 – February 7, 1997), known as "Sam the Plumber", was an Italian-American mobster who was boss of the DeCavalcante crime
Sam_DeCavalcante
UK parliamentary by-election
cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn. On 19 May, Robert Kenyon, a local plumber born in the constituency, was confirmed as Reform UK's candidate. He was
2026_Makerfield_by-election
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
eavesdropping on their aides, as well as reporters. Famously, Nixon's Plumbers had in their number many former CIA officers, including Howard Hunt, Jim
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Common material used as sealant or filler
2021-05-02. "How To Use Plumbers Putty". Best Plumbers Club. 29 November 2021. Team, Two Make a Home (1 December 2021). "Can plumber's putty be used on plastic
Putty
Local 92 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 551 UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 398 Organizations Black Women Organized for Political
2026 California gubernatorial election
2026_California_gubernatorial_election
1927 film
Jake the Plumber is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jesse De Vorska, Sharon Lynn and Rosa Rosanova. The film
Jake_the_Plumber
American outlaw (1880–1911)
McCurdy eventually moved in with his grandfather and became an apprentice plumber. He was a competent worker and lived comfortably until an economic downturn
Elmer_McCurdy
Systems for conveying fluids
to public health and sanitation. Boilermakers and pipefitters are not plumbers although they work with piping as part of their trade and their work can
Plumbing
Tubular section or hollow cylinder made of plastic
Plastic pipe is a tubular section, or hollow cylinder, made of plastic. It is usually, but not necessarily, of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey
Plastic_pipework
Swedish musician and songwriter (born 1959)
album contains a song dedicated to Gessle's father who was a plumber, "Kurt – The Fastest Plumber in the West". The album which was certified platinum, was
Per_Gessle
1917 film
Lonesome Luke, Plumber is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke Snub Pollard Bebe Daniels Bud Jamison
Lonesome_Luke,_Plumber
American actor and comedian (born 1960)
is better known for voicing the popular characters Skidd McMarx and the Plumber in the first three Ratchet & Clank games for the PlayStation 2. He also
Neil_Flynn
Wrench for assembling and disassembling piping made of threaded pipes
different type of wrench with compound leverage often used on pipes, the plumber wrench, is also called a "pipe wrench" in some places. The Stillson wrench
Pipe_wrench
UK parliamentary by-election
candidate in the 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election. Spencer, a plumber, is a life-long resident of Greater Manchester and said that she previously
2026 Gorton and Denton by-election
2026_Gorton_and_Denton_by-election
consults his cousin Gwen, and the two are confronted by Magister Labrid, a Plumber who was aiding Max in his investigation before going missing. They agree
List of Ben 10: Alien Force episodes
List_of_Ben_10:_Alien_Force_episodes
British actor (born 1972)
LeFaux Voice, 2 episodes: "Zook Club" & "Broadcast Zoos" 2023 White House Plumbers William F. Buckley Jr. Mini-series; episode: "True Believers" Dreaming
Peter_Serafinowicz
American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)
compared Obama's proposed policies to socialism and often invoked "Joe the Plumber" as a symbol of American small business dreams that would be thwarted by
John_McCain
American actor (born 1961)
portrayed E. Howard Hunt in the HBO political limited series White House Plumbers (2023). Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961, in Midland,
Woody_Harrelson
Dark comedy podcast
episode on February 18, 2022, but returned once again in February 2023. Soul Plumber is a DC horror comic which includes adaptions of Last Podcast on the Left
The_Last_Podcast_on_the_Left
2025 Indian Hindi-language television series
"Cascading Failures" "A Long Way from Home" "Where There's a Will" "Frank the Plumber" "Civil Wrongs" "Order Room Service" "Survival of the Fittest" Season 4
Itti_Si_Khushi
American actor and comedian (born 1975)
Episode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" Ask the StoryBots Roger the Plumber Episode: "What Happens When You Flush the Toilet?" The Mandalorian Biker
Jason_Sudeikis
1993 video game
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is an adult-oriented romantic comedy video game developed by United Pixtures and published by Kirin Entertainment in September
Plumbers_Don't_Wear_Ties
American supernatural TV series (1997–2003)
experience, instead working various jobs—including production assistant, plumber's assistant, veterinary janitor, food delivery, script delivery, day care
Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer
Tradesman who works with mechanical pipes
through precise cutting, threading, grooving, bending, and welding. A plumber concentrates on lower pressure piping systems for sewage and potable tap
Pipefitter
American musical by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
tycoon Joseph Pulitzer. The cast also included Kara Lindsay as Katherine Plumber, Capathia Jenkins as Medda Larkin, Ben Fankhauser as Davey, Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Newsies_(musical)
Pipe joint sealant
Pipe dope is any thread lubricant, thread sealing compound, or anaerobic chemical sealant that is used to make a pipe thread joint leakproof and pressure
Pipe_dope
American prospector, lawman, and outlaw (1832–1864)
Henry Plummer (c. 1832–January 10, 1864) was a prospector, lawman, and outlaw in the American West in the 1850s and 1860s, who was known to have killed
Henry_Plummer
In soft matter physics, the plumber's nightmare is a structure characterized by fully connected, periodic, and topologically nontrivial surfaces. It consists
Plumber's_nightmare
Creepshow Anthology
arrogant, heartless, and blatantly racist landlady, hires down-on-his-luck plumber Linus Carruthers (Eric Edelstein) to inspect the plumbing of the most derelict
List of Creepshow (TV series) episodes
List_of_Creepshow_(TV_series)_episodes
American actor and director (1936–2025)
made an uncredited voice-only cameo in the HBO miniseries White House Plumbers as Bob Woodward, reprising his role from All the President's Men. On the
Robert_Redford
Medical condition
as the larvae like to live in sandy soil. Another vernacular name is plumber's itch. The medical term CLM literally means "wandering larvae in the skin"
Cutaneous_larva_migrans
Tape commonly used in plumbing
Thread seal tape (also known as PTFE tape, Teflon tape, or plumber's tape) is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film tape commonly used in plumbing for
Thread_seal_tape
American professional wrestler (1945–2015)
producer in WWE's NXT developmental territory. Billed as "the son of a plumber", Rhodes did not have a typical wrestler's physique; his character was
Dusty_Rhodes
American plumber
Todd Henigan (February 15, 1950 – September 25, 2011) was an American plumber from Sycamore, Illinois, who worked as a contractor for the Central Intelligence
Jay_Henigan
Cast of American crime drama TV series
association with Christopher. He has a no-show job as a United Association plumber. He began working for Christopher just after Christopher became a made
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
British national daily newspaper
condition. The zinc cases had been made each month by the newspaper's plumber and stored for posterity. The other 699 cases were not opened and were
The_Guardian
Season of television series
Season 18 contestant Tom Calleja joins this season as the main Hipages plumber who will also judge each rooms for Best on Block. Applications for the
The_Block_season_19
British nurse convicted of murder (born 1990)
called by the defence. The only defence witness other than Letby was a plumber who testified that the unit had recurring plumbing problems, including
Lucy_Letby
Plumbing company
obstructions from sewer lines. As of 2020[update], it employs thousands of plumbers, and service technicians throughout the US and Canada who provide plumbing
Roto-Rooter
Wurzelbacher's government records after he came to national attention as "Joe the Plumber." The matter led to substantial news media attention during the presidential
Joe the Plumber database search controversy
Joe_the_Plumber_database_search_controversy
Fictional salesperson appearing in a marketing campaign for Progressive Corporation
Advertising Age described Flo as "a weirdly sincere, post-modern Josephine the Plumber who just really wants to help. She has; the brand is flourishing." This
Flo_(Progressive_Insurance)
Regional leader of the National Socialist Movement
Jeffrey Russell Hall was a plumber in Riverside, California, and a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi organization. On May
Murder_of_Jeff_Hall
Filmography of Indian actor Riteish Deshmukh
Taali Paglu Chamku Arjun Tiwari 2009 Do Knot Disturb Goverdhan / Pappu Plumber Aladin Aladin Chatterjee Kal Kisne Dekha Kalicharan Cameo appearance Aao
Riteish_Deshmukh_filmography
English businessman
October 1952) is an English businessman. He is the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, London's largest independent plumbing company, which he sold in 2021.
Charlie_Mullins
British evangelist (1859–1947)
the Bible to be their only reading material. Wigglesworth worked as a plumber, but he abandoned this trade because he was too busy for it after he started
Smith_Wigglesworth
American actor (born 1962)
Finch Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway 1998 The Pussycat and the Expert Plumber Who Was a Man Tom Thomas Signature Theatre, off-Broadway 1999 Night Must
Matthew_Broderick
Capital city of Texas, United States
Michelle (March 25, 2021). "What's The Story Behind Herman The Singing Plumber?". KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station. Retrieved April 1, 2021. Pope, Colin
Austin,_Texas
2025 American film
the shaking was due to an earthquake, calls a plumber to check the water pipes in the basement. The plumber finds Croak, flees in a panic and is killed
Xeno_(film)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1971)
Coast Allie Fox 17 episodes; also executive producer 2023 White House Plumbers G. Gordon Liddy 5 episodes; also executive producer 2025 No Taste Like
Justin_Theroux
Book by Victoria Coren and Charlie Skelton
claimed she "particularly liked a lesbian bath scene where a muscular plumber enters the room with an enormous spanner, consults his pager, then says
Once More, with Feeling (book)
Once_More,_with_Feeling_(book)
1933 film
The Plumber is a 1933 Walter Lantz animated short which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is spending some time in a house with a girl beagle and
The_Plumber_(1933_film)
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
one labor leader, and one journalist dubbed it "eight millionaires and a plumber". The cabinet was known for its lack of personal friends, office seekers
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Subfields of building design and construction
opposed to a tradesperson simply installing equipment. For example, a plumber may select and install a commercial hot water system based on common practice
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
Mechanical,_electrical,_and_plumbing
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
Angelo Giuliani, both children of Italian immigrants. Harold Giuliani, a plumber and a bartender, had trouble holding a job, was convicted of felony assault
Rudy_Giuliani
British experimental black comedy sketch show
These concerned the sketches "Coffin Mistake", "Sex for Houses", and "Plumber Baby", as they were deemed insensitive to the bereaved and those with learning
Jam_(TV_series)
Scottish actor (born 1973)
Moray, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber. He grew up on a council estate in Elgin. At 17, McKidd worked at the Macallan
Kevin_McKidd
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : from Middle English plum(b)e, Middle Low German plum(e) ‘plum’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a plum tree, or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower. Reaney and Wilson, however, derive the English name from Old French plomb ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum), regarding it as a metonymic occupational name for a plumber.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Blum.Americanized form of Pflum.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum).English : variant of Plumer 1, 3.English : occasionally, a habitational name from a minor place name, such as Plummers in Kimpton, Hertfordshire, which was named with Old English plum ‘plum(tree)’ + mere ‘pool’. The name is also established in Ireland, taken there from England in the 17th century.
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Honour hold in honour
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Kurdish, Portuguese, Teutonic
Awe-inspiring; Highborn; Without Further Ceremony; Noble
Boy/Male
Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil
Full of Life; Moon; Raise of Sun; Name of Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
English
Blend of Marie or Mary, and Lyn.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
9th; Lotus
Girl/Female
Assamese, Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Basil; Tulsi; Goddess Radha
Girl/Female
Scottish American French
Scottish version of the Old French Jehane, a feminine form of John: God is gracious.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Veerabadra
Boy/Male
Biblical
A rock.
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
PLUMBER
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PLUMBER
n.
The business of a plumber.
n.
A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
n.
One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.