dry cleaner

noun

1. a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.

2. a person who owns or operates such an establishment.

3. a liquid solvent used in dry cleaning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry cleaner¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She and her mother had been on their way to drop off a jacket at the dry cleaners when they spotted a group of suspicious-looking men, watching intently from down the street.

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She has been supported by Woods, the local dry cleaners, which cleans the clothing and serves as a collection point and by St Andrew's Church, which provides venues for the sales.

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With my mom he opened a corner dry cleaner, but when that wasn’t enough he tried to get another job.

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A dry cleaner has said businesses just 10 miles away can charge a quarter of the price for services due to differing energy prices between regions.

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Contaminated land is a site that might have been polluted from its previous use - it could have been a factory, power station, a railway line, landfill site, petrol station or dry cleaners.

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