Definition
A rubber tool with a handle used to push clogs out of drains and pipes by creating suction.
Etymology
From 'plunge' (to push downward suddenly), from Old French 'plongier.' Added '-er' suffix to mean 'a thing that plunges.'
Kelly Says
The modern rubber plunger wasn't invented until 1874 when inventor John Hawley patented it—before that, people used leather balls attached to sticks, making home plumbing a much messier experience!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُشَحّ
mu-shahh
BNবাংলা
প্লাঙ্গার
plaan-gar
CACatalà
plunger
pluhn-zher
ELΕλληνικά
σφουγγαρι
sfoun-gari
ESEspañol
desatascador
deh-ah-tah-ska-dor
FRFrançais
ventouse
vɛntuːz
HIहिन्दी
प्लंजर
pluhn-zher
HUMagyar
szippantó
sipp-an-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjepit
pen-je-pit
ITItaliano
plunger
plun-zher
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
breu-bra-su
MSBahasa Melayu
penjepit
pen-je-pit
NLNederlands
plunger
plun-zher
PLPolski
odkurzacze
oh-koo-r-zats-eh
PTPortuguês
desentupidor
deh-sen-too-pee-dor
SWKiswahili
plunger
pluhn-zher
TAதமிழ்
நீர்ப்பிடி
neer-pi-di
TEతెలుగు
నీటి పిండి
nee-ti pi-ndi
THไทย
เครื่องดูดน้ำ
khrueang doo-d nam
TRTürkçe
su emenici
soo eh-meh-ni-chee
UKУкраїнська
затискач
zah-tis-kach
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị xả nước
zhay-bee-ee xah noo-ock