cleaner
Pronunciation: /ˈkliː.nə/
The English word “cleaner” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
- A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
- A substance used for cleaning; especially, one retailed for that purpose and meant for use on things other than one's own body.
- A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business).
- A fixer; a person who disposes of bodies and evidence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English clener, clenere, equivalent to clean + -er (agent noun suffix).
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