pipefitter
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a word derived from
pipefitting.
pipefitting
Example Sentences
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My pipefitter grandfather and his co-workers were pioneers on the technological frontier.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
She starts by discussing her $20,000 in student loan debt, then recalls waiting by the phone as a little girl for word that her father would finally get work as a pipefitter.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2018
The lawsuit claimed a pipefitter was fired from Deere’s Moline facility in 2012 after reporting unsafe working conditions and the company’s failure to correct one of safety problems.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2016
When travelling south for work in 1965, he was hired by PPG as a maintenance pipefitter and soon earned a reputation as a mechanical genius.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2016
Hood’s grandmother, reached by phone Tuesday, said that Davis, who worked as a pipefitter, was the godfather to Hood’s son and that he had attended the concert with Tom Day, another victim.
From Washington Post