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Piper vs Plumber - What's the difference?

piper | plumber |

As nouns the difference between piper and plumber

is that piper is a musician who plays a pipe while plumber is one who works in or with lead.

piper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musician who plays a pipe.
  • A bagpiper.
  • A baby pigeon.
  • A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra ), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
  • A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix ) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
    • Synonyms
    * (bagpiper) bagpiper * (baby pigeon) squab, baby pigeon, pigeon chick
    Derived terms
    * bagpiper * pay the piper * Pied Piper * who pays the piper calls the tune

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena)

    Noun

    • Anagrams

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    plumber

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia plumber) (en noun)
  • One who works in or with lead.
  • One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
  • # One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
  • (British) In the Royal Navy, nickname for an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.

    • Derived terms

    * plumber block * plumber's cleavage * plumber's crack * plumber's helper * plumber's snake * plumbery

    Related terms

    * plumbing

    References

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