cleaner
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cleaners
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cleaners
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLEANER
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[count]
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a person whose job is to clean something
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street/window cleaners
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They have hired a house cleaner. [=a person whose job is to keep the rooms in a house or apartment clean]
2
[count]
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a substance used for cleaning things
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He recommends using baking soda as a general household cleaner.
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the cleaners
or
the cleaner's
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a shop where clothes are cleaned
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dry cleaner
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I took my suit to the cleaners.
take (someone) to the cleaners
informal
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to get all or most of someone's money or possessions usually in a dishonest or unfair way
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I heard that his ex-wife really took him to the cleaners [=cleaned him out] in the divorce.
