dry cleaner
noun
a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.
dry cleaners
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pluralof dry cleaner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For example, larger shares of dry cleaners and construction workers said they use AI on the job when compared to administrative assistants and data-entry clerks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s a modest film about working-class black life in the neighborhood, centered on a man, Pierce, who works at his parents’ dry cleaners, and whose white-collar brother is marrying into a wealthier black family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
O’Toole had sent a leather jacket to the dry cleaners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
A café burned, and so did a furniture store, an A&P grocery store, several abandoned houses, a dry cleaners.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
