cleanerclean‧er /ˈkliːnə $ -ər/ ●●○ S3 noun 
Examples
a vacuum cleaner toilet bowl cleaner3the cleaner’s a dry cleaner’s4take somebody to the cleaner’s informal a)to cheat someone and take all their money or possessions b)to defeat someone completely: The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a window cleaner
- Keep household cleaners away from children.
- Wayne had previously worked as a pool cleaner.
- We finish work at six, and then the cleaners come in.
- But those pants went to the cleaners this very morning.
- Do mid-day supervisors, cooks, cleaners, caretaker and crossing patrol receive copies?
- I lit his cigarettes and took his suits to the cleaners.
- Macrophages are something like a cross between a Pac Man and a vacuum cleaner.
- She even knew of a cleaner she was sure would be able and willing.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone whose job is to clean things► cleaner
Collocations someone who is paid to clean a house or office: · We finish work at six, and then the cleaners come in.· a window cleaner
► cleaner's/dry cleaner's a shop where you can take your clothes to be cleaned, especially with chemicals, not water: · My suit is at the dry cleaner's.· Can you collect my dress from the cleaner's?
WORD SETS► Cleaningbin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dry
Word family· She hurtled over cliffs in flaming cars or was brutally murdered on her way to the dry cleaners.· The dry cleaner delivers, mobile clinics come to you.· For another, what you got here is a city full of fops and only one dry cleaners.· And the smell of new things, clothes no one has ever taken to the dry cleaners.· Avoid places such as dry cleaners and petrol stations while you are testing out these measures.
NOUN► office· His most notorious story was a psychoanalysis of Rupert Murdoch based on material from sources including the office cleaners.· I worked part-time as a waitress and office cleaner.· One inconclusive thought led to another, and I found myself wondering about Miss Macdonald's story of the office cleaner.
► pipe· Simplest of the systems is to attach the bear to the kiteline using a soft wire pipe cleaner.
► street· Altecean street cleaners were piling the litter with their long rakes.· Using this information, it reassigned its street cleaners and began to reward crews that made the greatest improvements.· The officer's historical role as a street cleaner occasionally required a measure of dexterity and imagination.· The best street cleaner in London does not work in a direct labour department in Hackney, Lambeth or Lewisham.
► vacuum· It was derived from an ordinary domestic vacuum cleaner.· No refrigerator, no radio, no telephone, no automatic laundry, no vacuum cleaner.· Their other advantages are warmth and ease of cleaning with a carpet sweeper or vacuum cleaner.· So, he also sold vacuum cleaners door to door.· The housekeeper used to decide what vacuum cleaner to order, but the maids had to use them.· Switching on the vacuum cleaner, he runs it over a small area of the gray wall-to-wall carpet.· If you own more than one type of vacuum cleaner, please answer for each cleaner that you own.· Clouds are like vacuum cleaners in the sky, Bruck explained.
► window· The plaintiff window cleaner was instructed by his employers in the sill method of cleaning windows.· It may only be coincidence that the window cleaners were around last weekend when this incident occurred.· Window problem: The huge expanse of windows on Darlington's new Cornmill Centre has presented window cleaners with a headache.· Defective windows were a risk which window cleaners should guard against.· The hearing was told that Mr Gannon, a self-employed window cleaner, died of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
VERB► take· Instead of taking Barnsley to the cleaners, it was Swindon who went in the washtub and were all but scrubbed out.· And the smell of new things, clothes no one has ever taken to the dry cleaners.· Carla would have taken him to the cleaners for that.· Almost everyone who stepped into that place made some crack about getting taken to the cleaners.· Then she took a cleaner but st ill crumpled paper from the tin.· It's worth taking your vacuum cleaner, dusters, disinfectant, dishcloths and drawer-liners with you in the car.
► use· How often do you use your vacuum cleaner, and what do you wear to do the cleaning?· The expense of solvent decarbonisers usually rules them out when caustic cleaners can be used.· All flight surfaces, fuselage, cleared of frost, ice or snow. Use a prescribed cleaner.· Finishing off Start the engine and simply run over the blocks as if using a vacuum cleaner.· They were found in a van used by the cleaners.· Do not use abrasive kitchen cleaners or fluids and never apply the cleaner directly to the surface.· It was a cupboard used by the cleaners that contained a number of other odds and ends.· Clean the glass using a special cleaner like K6 and insulate with bubble polythene to keep the warmth in.
► work· For most of the day they're shut in a darkened cupboard while Mrs Mooney works as a supermarket cleaner.· Margaret Godfrey worked as a cleaner for Oxford University.
WORD FAMILYnouncleanercleaningcleanlinesscleancleanserverbcleancleanseadverbcleancleanlyadjectiveclean ≠ unclean
1[countable] especially British English someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices etc2[countable, uncountable] a machine or substance used for cleaning: a vacuum cleaner toilet bowl cleaner3the cleaner’s a dry cleaner’s4take somebody to the cleaner’s informal a)to cheat someone and take all their money or possessions b)to defeat someone completely: The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72.