chimney sweep

or chimney sweeper

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noun

a person whose business it is to clean out chimneys.

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Origin of chimney sweep

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby chimney sweep

chimney place, chimney pot, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift, chimney wheel, chimney-pot hat, chimneypiece, chimneypot
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Words related to chimney sweep

sweep, sweeper

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British Dictionary definitions for chimney sweep

chimney sweep

chimney sweeper

noun

a person whose job is the cleaning out of soot from chimneys
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