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pipelayer

pipelayer noun: one who lays conducting pipes in the ground, for water, gas, etc.

Noun

pipelayer (plural pipelayers)

  1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, for water, gas, etc.
    • Near-synonym: pipefitter (not always differentiated in practice)
    Synonyms:
    pipefitter
  2. (US, dated, slang) A politician who works in secret.

Synonyms of pipelayer

Forms of pipelayer

pluralpipelayers

Origin of pipelayer

From pipe + layer.

Questions about pipelayer

What does pipelayer mean?
Pipelayer means one who lays conducting pipes in the ground, for water, gas, etc.
What part of speech is pipelayer?
Pipelayer is a noun.
What is the plural of pipelayer?
The plural of pipelayer is pipelayers.

Words near pipelayer in the dictionary

  1. pipehawks
  2. pipejacked
  3. pipejacking
  4. Pipel
  5. pipelay
  6. pipelayer
  7. pipelayers
  8. pipelaying
  9. pipelays
  10. pipeless
  11. pipelike

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