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plumber's helper

plumber's helper noun: a plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.

Noun

plumber's helper (plural plumber's helpers)

  1. (idiomatic) A plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.
    • This plumber's helper was in the corner, one of these big, industrial-strength jobs for blowing out major toilet blockage.2011, James Lee Burke, Sunset Limited, →ISBN, page 274

Synonyms of plumber's helper

Forms of plumber's helper

pluralplumber's helpers

Questions about plumber's helper

What does plumber's helper mean?
Plumber's helper means a plunger, consisting of a large suction cup attached to a stick and used to remove blockages from toilets, sinks, or drains.
What part of speech is plumber's helper?
Plumber's helper is a noun.
What is the plural of plumber's helper?
The plural of plumber's helper is plumber's helpers.

Words near plumber's helper in the dictionary

  1. plumber's butt
  2. plumber's cleavage
  3. plumber's crack
  4. plumber's friend
  5. plumber's friends
  6. plumber's helper
  7. plumber's helpers
  8. plumber's smile
  9. plumber's snake
  10. plumber's snakes
  11. plumbered

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