pipe fitter

pipe fitter
a person who installs and repairs pipe systems.
[1885-90]

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  • pipe fitter — noun Date: circa 1883 a worker who installs and repairs piping …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Pipe fitting — Pipe Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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