steam fitter
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of steam fitter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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By the time he was 30 he was a master electrician, a plumber, steam fitter, pipe fitter, mechanic, welder, architect.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2018
“When I was growing up, everyone in my family was a steam fitter, which was a blue-collar, union job,” he wrote in a contribution for “My One Big Break,” a 2004 book.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2016
Players in Central Park included a bar owner, a steam fitter, a hairdresser, the maitre d' at New York City's Rainbow Room and Wall Street types.
From Time Magazine Archive
The son of a peasant farmer in the Ukraine, he worked as a shepherd, steam fitter and coal miner.
From Time Magazine Archive
James D. Bates, age 29, steam fitter, born in Illinois.
From The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Smith, Walker C.
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