chimney sweep

a person whose business it is to clean out chimneys.

Origin of chimney sweep

First recorded in 1605–15

After he had attached the pin to the paper, he opened the door and crawled up the chimney with the agility of a chimney-sweep.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre
Even the water is full of lava, and I'm sure my face looks like a chimney-sweep's.

Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad |Edith Van Dyne
Tell him, if you like, that I would rather marry a chimney-sweep.

Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles |Mrs. Henry Wood
I'd offer mine to the son of a chimney-sweep if the principal guarantees were there.

The Awkward Age |Henry James

I'd send him mine by a chimney-sweep if there were nobody else.

Is He Popenjoy? |Anthony Trollope