chimney sweep
noun
a person whose business it is to clean out chimneys.
chimney sweeper
-
a variation of
chimney sweep.
Example Sentences
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If you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
A chimney sweeper, called Colley, was the most active of the crew.
From Witch Stories by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
One will open to you and ask if you are the chimney sweeper; you shall answer that you are thin and that you have not lost the card.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Charles Th?odore Henri de Coster
A clergyman meeting a chimney sweeper, asked whence he came?
As often as the chimney is swept, the chimney sweeper removes this temporary wall or stone, which is very easily done, and when he has finished his work, he again puts it in its place.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
