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PLUMBER'S HELPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plumber's helper mean? 

PLUMBER'S HELPER (noun)
  The noun PLUMBER'S HELPER has 1 sense:

1. hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drainsplay

  Familiarity information: PLUMBER'S HELPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUMBER'S HELPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

plumber's helper; plunger

Hypernyms ("plumber's helper" is a kind of...):

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)


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