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cleaner

noun

Simple meaning

A fixer; a person who disposes of bodies and evidence.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

kleener

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈklinɚ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

  2. A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.

  3. A substance used for cleaning; especially, one retailed for that purpose and meant for use on things other than one's own body.

  4. A preparation used in cleaning something

  5. in the plural

    A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business).

  6. informalidiomatic

    A fixer; a person who disposes of bodies and evidence.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

Used this way, cleaner is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • cleansing agent , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use cleaner

  • “This new cleaner works wonders on stubborn kitchen stains.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Occupation

window cleaner

Device

vacuum cleaner

Other combinations

air cleanerdry cleanerpipe cleanercleaner productioncleaner environmentglass cleaner

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • cleanverbBase word

    Make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.

  • cleanersnounPlural form

    Shop where dry cleaning is done.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • cleanlyadverbDerived adverb

    Smoothly and without difficulty.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • dry cleanernounCompound term

    The operator of dry-cleaning establishment.

  • pipe cleanernounCompound term

    Cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem.

  • street cleanernounCompound term

    A worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department).

  • vacuum cleanernounCompound term

    An electrical home appliance that cleans by suction.

  • air cleanernounCompound term

    A filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it.

  • window cleanernounCompound term

    Someone who cleans windows for pay.

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