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chimney sweep

n.
A worker employed to clean soot from chimneys. Also called chimney sweeper.
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chimney sweep

or

chimney sweeper

n
a person whose job is the cleaning out of soot from chimneys
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chim′ney sweep`

(or sweep`er),


n.
a person whose work it is to clean the soot from the insides of chimneys.
[1605–15]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations
kominík
nokikolarinuohooja
dimnjačar
kéményseprő
sótari
sotare

chimney sweep

n → spazzacamino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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