pipe fitter
noun
: a worker who installs and repairs piping
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the mid-two-thousands, Lőrinc Mészáros, one of Orbán’s childhood friends, was a pipe fitter receiving welfare checks; shortly after Orbán returned to power, in 2010, Mészáros became the richest person in Hungary. 
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 As a young man, Bruce Nukapigak had worked at the Alpine facility as an apprentice electrician and pipe fitter and felt familiar with the risks inherent in oil drilling. Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 Hernández, who's lived in Carbon for roughly 25 years and now works as a pipe fitter, attempted to go back, but the roads had been closed as a thick, black smoke overtook the area. Christina Maxouris, CNN, 27 Mar. 2022 His father, Chris, who worked for a time as a pipe fitter and then at a family printing business, was more of a wallflower but had an adventurous spirit. Ted Alcorn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Students who complete the two-year program can earn dual credits and certificates, giving them a jump start toward a high-paying career as a pipe fitter, ironworker or other industrial jobs. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021 Lőrinc Mészáros, a former pipe fitter from Felcsút who connected with Orbán on the soccer field, in 1999, won a slew of state construction contracts. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021 Beckett, a retired pipe fitter, owns 25 firearms and staunchly opposes the president's call for restrictions on high-capacity magazines. Washington Post, 6 July 2021 San Antonio pipe fitter Kirby Whitehead let Hunt and Whitten use his shop to build the dinosaur’s frame. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021 See More
Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 As a young man, Bruce Nukapigak had worked at the Alpine facility as an apprentice electrician and pipe fitter and felt familiar with the risks inherent in oil drilling. Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 Hernández, who's lived in Carbon for roughly 25 years and now works as a pipe fitter, attempted to go back, but the roads had been closed as a thick, black smoke overtook the area. Christina Maxouris, CNN, 27 Mar. 2022 His father, Chris, who worked for a time as a pipe fitter and then at a family printing business, was more of a wallflower but had an adventurous spirit. Ted Alcorn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 Students who complete the two-year program can earn dual credits and certificates, giving them a jump start toward a high-paying career as a pipe fitter, ironworker or other industrial jobs. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021 Lőrinc Mészáros, a former pipe fitter from Felcsút who connected with Orbán on the soccer field, in 1999, won a slew of state construction contracts. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021 Beckett, a retired pipe fitter, owns 25 firearms and staunchly opposes the president's call for restrictions on high-capacity magazines. Washington Post, 6 July 2021 San Antonio pipe fitter Kirby Whitehead let Hunt and Whitten use his shop to build the dinosaur’s frame. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above