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part surgeon, part detective, fully the only person between you and a flooded basement at 2am
means A tradesperson who installs and repairs the pipes, drains, and fixtures that carry water and waste through your home.
from Straight from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning lead — the soft, heavy metal Roman pipes were made from (it's also why lead's chemical symbol is 'Pb'). A 'plumbarius' was a worker in lead, and as the craft passed through Old French 'plommier' into English, the word followed the metal. The pipes are copper and PVC now, but the name still quietly honors the lead that once carried Rome's water.
- latin root
- plumbum means lead, the old pipe metal
- watson's edge
- plumbers earn more than many salaried desk jobs
- flush history
- the modern toilet trap saved millions from cholera
- gaming icon
- mario is the world's most famous plumber
- silent crisis
- a dripping tap wastes thousands of liters yearly
mario — video game character created by nintendo in 1981, the most famous plumber in popular culture
joe the plumber — samuel wurzelbacher from ohio, plumber who became political figure during 2008 u.s. election