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steam fitter

noun

  1. a person who installs and repairs steampipes and their accessories.


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Other Words From

  • steam fitting noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steam fitter1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

By the time he was 30 he was a master electrician, a plumber, steam fitter, pipe fitter, mechanic, welder, architect.

“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.

It answers all the questions regarding each method or system that would be asked by the steam fitter or heating contractor, and may be used as a text or reference book, and for examination questions by Trade Schools or Steam Fitters’ Associations.

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.

One spot portrays real middle-income Americans -- a steam fitter, a scientist, two sales representatives and a housing lender -- whose taxes supposedly would be raised by as much as $2,072 under Clinton's plan.

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