CLEANER
Dictionary entry overview: What does cleaner mean?
• CLEANER (noun)
The noun CLEANER has 3 senses:
1. a preparation used in cleaning something
2. the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
3. someone whose occupation is cleaning
Familiarity information: CLEANER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CLEANER (noun)
Meaning:
A preparation used in cleaning something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cleaner; cleanser; cleansing agent
Hypernyms ("cleaner" is a kind of...):
formulation; preparation (a substance prepared according to a formula)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleaner"):
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)
Meaning:
The operator of dry-cleaning establishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dry cleaner; cleaner
Hypernyms ("cleaner" is a kind of...):
market keeper; shopkeeper; storekeeper; tradesman (a merchant who owns or manages a shop)
Meaning:
Someone whose occupation is cleaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("cleaner" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleaner"):
street cleaner; street sweeper (a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department))
scourer (someone who cleanses by scouring)
chimneysweep; chimneysweeper; sweep (someone who cleans soot from chimneys)
char; charwoman; cleaning lady; cleaning woman; woman (a human female who does housework)
window cleaner (someone who cleans windows for pay)
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