vacuum cleaner

noun

1. an electrical appliance for cleaning carpets, floors, etc., by suction.

vacuum cleaner

noun

1. an electrical household appliance used for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, etc, by suction

Other Word Forms

• vacuum cleaning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuum cleaner¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

On Boxing Day, an edit by Sir James - the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner - will consider how the UK could boost its entrepreneurial spirit.

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So he removed the AC units, sealed the windows and searched for the best tool he had: a vacuum cleaner.

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Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind plexiglass.

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Her first spoken word, which comes to her while gazing in awe upon a “disappearing machine,” as she thinks of it, is the French term for “vacuum cleaner.”

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Other miniature marvels inside the structure include a tiny grand piano, the Crown Jewels and a 1920s-era vacuum cleaner.

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