plumber
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 水管工人
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 plumber
- 源自 ←古法语 plummier
- 源自 ←拉丁语 plumbārius
词源说明
From Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”).
The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (dated) One who works in or with lead.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- (slang) A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
- (UK, informal) In the Royal Navy