pipe fitter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pipe fitter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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A subtle reference to Serra’s father, a pipe fitter at a shipyard near San Francisco, it also puts us in mind of Charon’s ferry, shuttling souls across Stygian waters.
The women took jobs as welders, pipe fitters, and other posts that had only ever been held by men, and produced war materiel at a record clip.
From Los Angeles Times
He dressed for Mr. Magyar’s rally in a T-shirt mocking the village’s former mayor, Lorinc Meszaros, a friend of Mr. Orban’s and a former pipe fitter who is now a wealthy tycoon.
From New York Times
Hey, 20-something renter who just moved here and wants to upend the status quo, meet the retired pipe fitter with whom you share this city.
From Seattle Times
He had told doctors he was pipe fitter James Kelly.
From BBC
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