I. ˈpləmə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English plummer, plumber, from Middle French plommier, plombier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbarius, adjective, of or relating to lead, from plumbum lead + -arius -ary
1. obsolete : a dealer or worker in lead
2. : one who installs, repairs, and maintains piping, fittings, and fixtures (as toilets, sinks, baths) that are involved in the distribution and use of water in a building (as for sanitary, industrial, or domestic purposes) ; broadly : one performing these services together with those of a gas fitter and steam fitter
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: plumb (III) + -er
: one who checks the vertical condition of structural components (as of a building)