cleaner

clean·er

C0396000 (klē′nər)n.1. One whose work or business is cleaning.2. A machine or substance used in cleaning.3. often cleaners A dry-cleaning establishment: dropped off the stained shirt at the cleaners.

cleaner

(ˈkliːnə) n1. a person, device, chemical agent, etc, that removes dirt, as from clothes or carpets2. (usually plural) a shop, etc, that provides a dry-cleaning service3. take a person to the cleaners informal to rob or defraud a person of all of his or her money

clean•er

(ˈkli nər)

n. 1. a person who cleans, esp. as an occupation. 2. an apparatus or machine for cleaning. 3. a preparation for use in cleaning. 4. the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning establishment. 5. Usu., cleaners. a dry-cleaning establishment. Idioms: take to the cleaners, Slang. to take all the money or property of. [1425–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cleaner - a preparation used in cleaning somethingcleanser, cleansing agentbathroom cleaner - a preparation for cleaning bathroomsdentifrice - a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrushdetergent - a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspensionshampoo - cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hairsoap - a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fatsformulation, preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
	2.	cleaner - the operator of dry-cleaning establishmentdry cleanermarket keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman - a merchant who owns or manages a shop
	3.	cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaningcharwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, char, woman - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"chimneysweep, chimneysweeper, sweep - someone who cleans soot from chimneyslaborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual laborscourer - someone who cleanses by scouringstreet cleaner, street sweeper - a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)window cleaner - someone who cleans windows for pay

cleaner

nounSomething that purifies or cleans:clarifier, cleanser, purifier, refiner, refinery.

Translations

清洁工人

clean

(kliːn) adjective1. free from dirt, smoke etc. a clean window; a clean dress.干净的2. neat and tidy in one's habits. Cats are very clean animals.整洁的3. unused. a clean sheet of paper.未用过的4. free from evil or indecency. a clean life; keep your language clean!纯洁的5. neat and even. a clean cut.整齐的 adverb completely. He got clean away.彻底地 verb to (cause to) become free from dirt etc. Will you clean the windows?把...弄干净ˈcleaner noun清洁工人ˈcleanly adverbThe knife cut cleanly through the cheese.整齐地cleanly (ˈklenli) adjective clean in personal habits. 爱清洁的ˈcleanliness (ˈklen-) noun清洁clean up to clean (a place) thoroughly. She cleaned (the room) up after they went home. （把...）打扫干净 a clean bill of health a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill). I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.健康证明书a clean slate a fresh start. After being in prison he started his new job with a clean slate.改过自新come clean to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied. 供认make a clean sweep to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted. The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.彻底扫除

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be taken to the cleaners (by someone)

1. To have a lot or all of one's money taken, swindled, or cheated (by someone). I was taken to the cleaners by the IRS after they found out I hadn't been declaring my freelance work on my tax returns. I made such a big deal about going to the poker tournament that I couldn't bear to tell my husband that I'd been taken to the cleaners.2. To be soundly defeated or bested; to lose by a wide margin. The young team's inexperience showed on the field today, as they were taken to the cleaners by the veteran squad.See also: cleaner, taken

get taken to the cleaners (by someone)

1. To have a lot or all of one's money taken, swindled, or cheated from one (by someone). I got taken to the cleaners by the IRS after they found out I hadn't been declaring my freelance work on my tax returns. I don't mind you going to some poker tournament with your friends, just don't get taken to the cleaners or anything.2. To be soundly defeated or bested; to lose by a wide margin. The young team's inexperience is showing on the field today, as they're getting positively taken to the cleaners by the veteran squad.See also: cleaner, get, taken

take (one) to the cleaners

1. To cheat or swindle one for a lot or all of their money. Despite its meaning, the phrase as used often does not refer to actual cheating. It was my first time playing poker at the casino, and the more experienced players definitely took me to the cleaners. The con man made a living taking people to the cleaners with his scams.2. To soundly defeat or best one; to succeed over one by a wide margin. This young team is taking the veteran squad to the cleaners tonight.See also: cleaner, take

take someone to the cleaners

1. Sl. to take a lot of someone's money; to swindle someone. The lawyers took the insurance company to the cleaners, but I still didn't get enough to pay for my losses. The con artists took the old man to the cleaners. 2. Sl. to defeat or best someone. We took the other team to the cleaners. Look at the height they've got! They'll take us to the cleaners!See also: cleaner, take

take to the cleaners

1. Take or cheat one out of all of one's money or possessions, as in Her divorce lawyer took him to the cleaners, or That broker has taken a number of clients to the cleaners. [Slang; early 1900s] 2. Drub, beat up, as in He didn't just push you-he took you to the cleaners. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: cleaner, take

take someone to the cleaners

INFORMALIf someone takes you to the cleaners, they make you lose a lot of money in an unfair or dishonest way. The feeling among many experts is that the price he paid was excessive. It sounds like he got taken to the cleaners. Just for a change, the insurers discovered that they had been taken to the cleaners. Note: This developed from the expression `to clean someone out', which has been used since the 19th century. People say that they have been `cleaned out' when they have lost all their money and valuables, for example through being robbed or cheated. See also: cleaner, someone, take

take someone to the cleaners

1 take all of someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfair way. 2 inflict a crushing defeat on someone.See also: cleaner, someone, take

take somebody to the ˈcleaners

(informal)
1 make somebody lose a lot of money, often by cheating them: He’s heavily in debt — his ex-wife took him to the cleaners at the time of their divorce.
2 defeat somebody completely: Our team got taken to the cleaners.See also: cleaner, somebody, take

take someone to the cleaners

1. tv. to take all of someone’s money. The lawyers took the insurance company to the cleaners, but I still didn’t get enough to pay for my losses. 2. tv. to defeat or best someone. Look at the height they’ve got! They’ll take us to the cleaners! See also: cleaner, someone, take

take to the cleaners

Slang To take all the money or possessions of, especially by outsmarting or swindling.See also: cleaner, take

take to the cleaners, to

To dupe or defraud; to wipe out financially. This term may have been derived from the older to be cleaned out, which dates from the early nineteenth century and has precisely the same meaning. The current cliché is American slang dating from the mid-twentieth century, when commercial dry-cleaning establishments became commonplace, but it probably originated, like the older term, among gamblers. H. MacLennan used it in Precipice (1949): “He had taken Carl to the cleaners this time.”See also: take

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noun something that purifies or cleans

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noun a preparation used in cleaning something

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noun the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

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