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 pot, chimney-pot hat, chimney rock, chimney stack, chimney swallow, chimney sweep, chimney swift, chimney wheel, chimp, chimpanzee, Chimu
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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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