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Plumber vs Mason - What's the difference?

plumber | mason |

As nouns the difference between plumber and mason

is that plumber is one who works in or with lead while mason is one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.

As a verb mason is

to build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

As a proper noun Mason is

{{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a stonemason.

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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    mason

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
  • A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

    • Derived terms

    * mason bee * mason wasp * masonry * mason moth * mason shell

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

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