名詞 plumber:

1. a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
   同義詞：pipe fitter

形容詞 plumb:

1. exactly vertical
   同義詞：plumb

1. The plumber splayed the end of the pipe before fitting it over the next section.
   鉛管工把管口撐大後套在另一截管子上。
2. We had to call a plumber to unblock the drains.
   我們得叫管工來通一通下水道。
3. We'll have to get a plumber in to mend that burst pipe.
   我們得請管子工來修理那根爆裂的管子。
4. The plumber connected up all the pipes and turned on the tap.
   管子工連接上所有管子，然后打開了水龍頭。
5. The plumber made a careful check of the pipes.
   管子工對管道做了仔細的檢查。
6. The plumber stowed all his gear in a canvas bag.
   管子工把他所有的工具都裝進一只帆布袋里。
7. The plumber went down to the cellar to fix the leaky pipe.
   管道工到地下室去修漏水的管子。
8. He is an apprentice plumber.
   他是個見習水管工人。

plumb.er

n.（名詞）
One that installs and repairs pipes and plumbing.
管子工，水暖工：安裝和修理管道和管道設備的人
Slang An employee assigned to investigate and stop leaks of sensitive information:
【俚語】 堵漏人員：被指派去調查和堵住敏感情況露洞的雇員：
例句：
.The plumbers pushed the departments to investigate with interviews and polygraph tests.(Richard M. Nixon)
.堵漏人員催促各部門通過采訪和測謊器測驗來進行督察.(理查德M.尼克松)

來源：
Middle English plummer
中古英語 plummer
from Old French plomier
源自 古法語 plomier
from Latin plumb3rius [lead worker]
源自 拉丁語 plumb3rius [鉛工]
from Latin plumbum [lead]
源自 拉丁語 plumbum [鉛]