cleaner
[ klee-ner ]
/ ˈkli nər /
noun
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
an apparatus or machine for cleaning, as a vacuum cleaner.
a preparation for use in cleaning, as a detergent or chemical bleach.
the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning establishment: The cleaner said he couldn't get the spot off my coat.
Usually cleaners.
a dry-cleaning establishment: My suit is at the cleaners.
Idioms for cleaner
take to the cleaners, Slang.
to cause to lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or a bad investment: He got taken to the cleaners in the poker game last night.
Origin of cleaner
OTHER WORDS FROM cleaner
pre·clean·er, nounWords nearby cleaner
Definition for cleaner (2 of 2)
Origin of clean
before 900; Middle English
clene, Old English
clǣne pure, clear, cognate with Old High German
kleini (German
klein small)
SYNONYMS FOR clean
7
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ANTONYMS FOR clean
synonym study for clean
1.
Clean,
clear,
pure refer to freedom from soiling, flaw, stain, or mixture.
Clean refers especially to freedom from soiling:
a clean shirt.
Clear refers particularly to freedom from flaw or blemish:
a clear pane of glass.
Pure refers especially to freedom from mixture or stain:
a pure metal; not diluted but pure and full strength.
35.
Clean,
cleanse refer to removing dirt or impurities.
To clean is the general word with no implication of method or means:
to clean windows, a kitchen, streets.
Cleanse is especially used of thorough cleaning by chemical or other technical process; figuratively it applies to moral or spiritual purification:
to cleanse parts of machinery; to cleanse one's soul of guilt.
OTHER WORDS FROM clean
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH clean
clean cleanse (see synonym study at the current entry) cleanliness cleannessExample sentences from the Web for cleaner
British Dictionary definitions for cleaner (1 of 2)
cleaner
/ (ˈkliːnə) /
noun
a person, device, chemical agent, etc, that removes dirt, as from clothes or carpets
(usually plural)
a shop, etc that provides a dry-cleaning service
take a person to the cleaners informal
to rob or defraud a person of all of his money
British Dictionary definitions for cleaner (2 of 2)
Derived forms of clean
cleanable, adjective cleanness, nounWord Origin for clean
Old English
clǣne; related to Old Frisian
klēne small, neat, Old High German
kleini
Idioms and Phrases with cleaner
clean