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cleaner
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clean·er  (klnr)
n.
1. One whose work or business is cleaning.
2. A machine or substance used in cleaning.
3. A dry-cleaning establishment. Often used in the plural.

cleaner [ˈkliːnə]
n
1. a person, device, chemical agent, etc., that removes dirt, as from clothes or carpets
2. (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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cleanercleaner - a preparation used in cleaning something
bathroom cleaner - a preparation for cleaning bathrooms
dentifrice - a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
detergent - a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
shampoo - cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair
soap - a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
formulation, preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
2.cleanercleaner - the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman - a merchant who owns or manages a shop
3.cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, char, woman - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
chimneysweep, chimneysweeper, sweep - someone who cleans soot from chimneys
laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
scourer - someone who cleanses by scouring
street cleaner, street sweeper - a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
window cleaner - someone who cleans windows for pay
Translations
cleaner [ˈkliːnəʳ] N
1. (= man) → encargado m de la limpieza; (= woman) → encargada f de la limpieza, asistenta f
cleaner's (shop)tintorería f, lavandería f
to take sb to the cleaner's we'll take them to the cleaner'sles dejaremos sin blanca, les dejaremos limpios
see also vacuum
2. (= substance) → producto m de limpieza

cleaner [ˈkliːnər] n
(= employee) (gen)nettoyeur/euse m/f (= cleaning lady) → femme f de ménage
(also dry cleaner) → teinturier/ière m/f
to take sb to the cleaners → plumer > qn
(= cleaning product) (gen)produit m de nettoyage (= stain remover) → détachant m

cleaner
n
(= person)Reinemachefrau f, → Gebäudereiniger m (form); a firm of office cleanerseine Büroreinigungsfirma; the cleaners come once a weekdas Reinigungspersonal kommt einmal pro Woche
(= shop) cleaner’sReinigung f; to take somebody to the cleaner’s (inf: = con, trick) → jdn übers Ohr hauen (inf), → jdn reinlegen (inf); (= defeat easily)jdn in die Pfanne hauen (inf)
(= thing)Reiniger m ? vacuum cleaner
(= substance)Reiniger m, → Reinigungsmittel nt

cleaner [ˈkliːnəʳ] n (person) → addetto/a alle pulizie; (product) → detersivo, detergente m (also dry cleaner) → tintoria, lavanderia
he took his coat to the cleaner's → ha portato il cappotto in lavanderia or tintoria
cleaner [ˈkliːnəʳ] n (person) → addetto/a alle pulizie; (product) → detersivo, detergente m (also dry cleaner) → tintoria, lavanderia
he took his coat to the cleaner's → ha portato il cappotto in lavanderia or tintoria

cleaner مُنَظِِّف uklízeč rengøringsassistent Reinigungskraft καθαριστής aseador, limpiador siivooja employé de ménage čistač addetto alle pulizie 清掃人 청소부 schoonmaker vaskehjelp sprzątacz empregado de limpeza, faxineiro уборщик städare คนทำความสะอาด temizlikçi người quét dọn 清洁工人


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