steam fitter
Americannoun
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Origin of steam fitter
First recorded in 1885–90
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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
Even for the solitary steam fitter or housewife, the act of sending a geyser from mouth to ceiling could envelop the user in a penumbra of calm thoughtfulness.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Martin Patrick Durkin resigned last week as Secretary of Labor, an old union colleague remarked: "Like any old steam fitter, he knew when the pressure got too high."
From Time Magazine Archive
The washer is arranged so that the black may flow out near the steam fitter, G, beneath the floor.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various
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