cleanser

[klen-zer]

noun

1. a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.

2. a person or thing that cleanses.

3. Chiefly Eastern New England.,  a dry-cleaning establishment.

cleanser

/ ˈklɛnzə /

noun

1. a cleansing agent, such as a detergent

Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanser¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English clǣnsere; cleanse, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Executives will clearly be hoping for a fresh start - a palate cleanser if you like - for the show as well as for the wider TV industry.

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He was getting a shampoo from his mother and sister when a container of bathroom cleanser spilled and some of it got into his eyes.

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"These cleansers often just encourage that. They irritate the stomach lining and encourage mucosal shedding, and to the untrained eye, it looks like a parasite."

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Or maybe we can ask them to bring out a palate cleanser?

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Fennel is inescapable here, dotting the tables of nearly every Italian-American household, often served raw as a palate cleanser.

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