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What is a plumber?

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One who deals with plumbing - water piping, taps, waste water pipes and similar.

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How to tell if a plumber is a good plumber?
I prepaid a questionnaire for the United States postal service to ask plumbing candidates prior to them being hired and this consisted of 1,500 questions.Unfortunately less then 1% of the people...
Why are plumber called plumbers?
Because they work on plumbing
Why is plumber called a plumber?
From the Latin "plumbum"-lead. A plumber is a person who works with lead. Household pipes used to be made of lead, hence a person who worked on your pipes was a plumber.
What do plumbers do?
They unclog Toilets and other plumbing in the house
Scientifically why are plumbers called plumbers?
Because they work with lead, or at least used to--the Greek name for lead is Plumbium.