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Boilermaker vs Pipefitter - What's the difference?

boilermaker | pipefitter |

As nouns the difference between boilermaker and pipefitter

is that boilermaker is a person qualified to make or repair boilers while pipefitter is an industrial tradesman who installs and maintains piping systems.

boilermaker

English

Noun

  • A person qualified to make or repair boilers.
  • (US) A whiskey with a beer chaser.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 597:
    • the beauteous Asian was [...] knocking back boilermakers and their helpers at an astonishing pace.

    pipefitter

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pipefitter) (en noun)
  • An industrial tradesman who installs and maintains piping systems

    • Synonyms

    * steamfitter