cleaner

[ klee-ner ]
/ ˈkli nər /
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noun

a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
an apparatus or machine for cleaning, as a vacuum cleaner.
a preparation for use in cleaning, as a detergent or chemical bleach.
the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning establishment: The cleaner said he couldn't get the spot off my coat.
Usually cleaners. a dry-cleaning establishment: My suit is at the cleaners.

Idioms for cleaner

    take to the cleaners, Slang. to cause to lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or a bad investment: He got taken to the cleaners in the poker game last night.

Origin of cleaner

First recorded in 1425–75, cleaner is from the late Middle English word clener.See clean, -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM cleaner

pre·clean·er, noun

Words nearby cleaner

clean bill of health, clean breast, clean-cut, clean eating, clean energy, cleaner, clean food, clean-handed, clean hands, clean hands, have, clean house
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Words related to cleaner

cleanser, soap, disinfectant

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British Dictionary definitions for cleaner

cleaner
/ (ˈkliːnə) /

noun

a person, device, chemical agent, etc, that removes dirt, as from clothes or carpets
(usually plural) a shop, etc that provides a dry-cleaning service
take a person to the cleaners informal to rob or defraud a person of all of his money
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