Part of speech: n.
Quotation: I was a flight engineer for two carriers while I waited for a flying position, and wore three stripes at both airlines. The slang aviation term “plumber” refers to a flight engineer.
Author:
Meryl Getline
Article, document, publication, web site:
USA Today Date of publication:
June 19, 2006
This catchword has yet to be researched.
Comments:
Plumber is also a term used to refer to chemical engineers by chemists..
by Jim McManus 23 Jun 06, 0251 GMT