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shampooer|ʃæmˈpuːə(r)|
[-er1.]
a. One who shampoos, in either sense of the verb.
1829Lytton Disowned iv, The stranger's horse..being by no means in a good humour with the clumsy manœuvres of his Shampooer, the ostler. 1859Habits of Gd. Society iii. 144 It [a rough hair shirt] acts the part of a shampooer, and with its perpetual friction soothes the surface of the skin [etc.]. 1884Brachet Aix-les-bains i. 95 At Aix are found thoroughly trained shampooers. 1885E. Greey Bakin's Captive of Love iii. (1904) 21 At that moment two blind shampooers came along the road. 1906Begbie Priest viii. 156 His reddish hair fresh from the shampooer's hand.
b. A device for applying carpet shampoo.
1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 22 Mar. (Suppl.) 11/2 The new mechanical shampooers simplify the job greatly. 1974Spartanburg (S. Carolina) Herald 25 Apr. A5 (Advt.), Rent a twin brush carpet shampooer. |