pipefitting apprentice
nounUK /ˈpaɪpˌfɪtɪŋ əˈprɛntɪs/
US /ˈpaɪpˌfɪtɪŋ əˈprɛntɪs/
A person who is learning how to put pipes together for a job.
The pipefitting apprentice helped carry the tools to the worksite.
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2. A beginner who assists skilled workers in building and repairing pipe systems.
As a pipefitting apprentice, she watched the expert join the metal pipes.
3. Someone enrolled in a program to learn the pipefitting trade.
He joined the union as a pipefitting apprentice after high school.
4. A learner who practices cutting, bending, and connecting pipes under supervision.
The pipefitting apprentice practiced measuring pipes in the workshop.