Word Study
clean-living |
clean-shaven |
clean-timbered |
cleanable |
cleaned |
cleaner
| cleaners
| cleaning
| cleaning implement
| cleaning lady
| cleaning pad
cleaner
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cleaner has 3 senses
- cleaner(n = noun.artifact) cleanser, cleansing agent - a preparation used in cleaning something; Array has particulars: bathroom cleaner, dentifrice, detergent, shampoo, soap
- cleaner(n = noun.person) dry cleaner - the operator of dry-cleaning establishment; Array is a kind of market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman
- cleaner(n = noun.person) Array - someone whose occupation is cleaning; Array has particulars: char, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, woman, chimneysweep, chimneysweeper, sweep, scourer, street cleaner, street sweeper, window cleaner
is a kind of formulation, preparation
Derived form verb clean1
Derived form verb clean1
is a kind of jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
Derived forms verb clean1, verb clean3
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cleaner, n.
1 a person employed to clean the interior of a building.
2 (usu. in pl.) a commercial establishment for cleaning clothes.
3 a device or substance for cleaning.
1 a person employed to clean the interior of a building.
2 (usu. in pl.) a commercial establishment for cleaning clothes.
3 a device or substance for cleaning.
Idiom
take to the cleaners sl.
1 defraud or rob (a person) of all his or her money.
2 criticize severely.
1 defraud or rob (a person) of all his or her money.
2 criticize severely.
THESAURUS
cleaner
abstergent, cathartic, char, charwoman, cleaner-off, cleaner-up, cleaning agent, cleaning lady, cleaning man, cleaning solvent, cleaning woman, cleanser, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, custodian, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic, emetic, enema, holystone, janitor, janitress, lotion, mouthwash, nauseant, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purifier, rinse, shampoo, soap, solvent, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, wash
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