cleaner

Pluralcleaners

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A person whose job is to clean rooms, floors, windows, and other places.

   The cleaner mopped the office floors after everyone went home.

   We hired a cleaner to come to the house once a week.

   Similarjanitor, custodian, housekeeper

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A liquid or powder used to clean things like floors, dishes, or clothes.

   Like soap, but made for surfaces around the house instead of your skin.

   She sprayed some cleaner on the greasy stovetop.

   Keep the bathroom cleaner out of the children's reach.

   Similarcleanser, detergent

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A machine that cleans, such as a vacuum that picks up dust from floors.

   Like a helper machine that sucks up dirt so you don't have to sweep.

   She ran the cleaner over the living room carpet.

   The new cleaner picks up dust and pet hair in one pass.

   Similarvacuum

4. 4
   adjective

   Comparative form of clean. Use it to say one thing has less dirt than another.

   This room is cleaner than it was yesterday.

   Her car looks much cleaner after the wash.

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5. 5
   nouncountableplural

   A shop that washes or dry-cleans clothes for people.

   Like a place that takes your dirty clothes and gives them back fresh.

   I dropped my suit off at the cleaner this morning.

   The cleaner on Main Street closes early on Sundays.

   Similarlaundry

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6. 6
   nouncolloquialidiomaticcountable

   A person hired to get rid of dead bodies and evidence after a crime.

   After the murder, the gang boss called a cleaner to get rid of the body.

   A cleaner arrived to make the scene look like nothing had happened.

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