plumber
/ˈplʌmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण प्लमर
नलसाज़, प्लंबर
Basic word
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a person whose job is to fit and repair things such as water pipes, toilets
नलसाज़, प्लंबर
- Call a plumber to fix the tap.
- The plumber found a crack in the water tank.
- We had to wait two days for the plumber.
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- My uncle trained as a plumber and now has his own business.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the tradesperson words: plumber (pipes), electrician (wiring), carpenter (wood), mason (bricks and stone), mechanic (engines), painter.
कारीगरों के शब्द याद रखिए: plumber (पाइप), electrician (वायरिंग), carpenter (लकड़ी), mason (ईंट और पत्थर), mechanic (इंजन), painter।
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling, asked very often: plumb-er, /ˈplʌmə/, with a silent b (like climb, comb, thumb, lamb).
Pronunciation और spelling में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: plumb-er, /ˈplʌmə/, silent b के साथ (climb, comb, thumb, lamb की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Plumb the depths (reach the lowest point of something bad: 'plumb the depths of despair').
Idiom 'plumb the depths' (किसी बुरी चीज़ के निम्नतम बिंदु तक पहुँचना: 'plumb the depths of despair')।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: plumber comes from Latin plumbum (lead), because pipes were once made of lead; the chemical symbol of lead is Pb.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में plumber, Latin plumbum (सीसा) से आया है, क्योंकि पाइप कभी सीसे के बनते थे; सीसे का रासायनिक प्रतीक Pb है।