dry cleaner

American  

noun

• dry cleaners
  plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dry cleaners
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dry cleaner

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dry cleaner

Instead of his house, we were at a New Age event venue in a strip mall that also contains an apothecary, a dry cleaner, and a head shop.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It still has Bob’s Big Boy, the last restaurant of a once-large chain known for its chubby mascot, and Milt & Edie’s, a quirky pink-awninged 24-hour tailor and dry cleaner dating to the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

A nearby dry cleaner said the price of plastic garment covers had more than doubled, while a cafe owner noted a 50-percent increase in the cost of plastic cups.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

This leaves smaller companies — say, a restaurant or a dry cleaner.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

I loved the pile of pretty dresses, each wrapped in a plastic bag like the kind you get from the dry cleaner.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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