Cleaner
['kliːnə] or ['klinɚ]
Definition
(noun.) someone whose occupation is cleaning.
(noun.) the operator of dry-cleaning establishment.
Checked by Chiquita--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, cleans.
Typist: Mabel
Examples
- But since last night and this afternoon his mind was much clearer and cleaner on that business. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This type of vacuum cleaner, which is reasonable in price, is made of steel and finished in very highly polished nickel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But men will not hate so much, fear so much, nor cheat so desperately--and they will keep their minds and bodies cleaner. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, you _are_ a nice young 'ooman for a musical party, you are,' said the boot-cleaner. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I feel so much cleaner, Catherine said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- How much cleaner and more dignified to be dead! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand (perhaps accidentally, perhaps not) upon the joker's heart. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Vacuum cleaners are frequently run by motors. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The use of many of these domestic machines is familiar to all: vacuum cleaners, washing machines, fans, and the more usual electric cooking devices. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They include trimmers, stitch separators, edge setters, buffers, finishers, cleaners, stampers, shoe treers, creasers, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Yes, sir, we have several among our workpeople and cleaners. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Nellie