单词 | cleaner |
释义 | cleaner /klee"neuhr/, n. 1. a person who cleans, esp. one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc. 2. an apparatus or machine for cleaning, as a vacuum cleaner. 3. a preparation for use in cleaning, as a detergent or chemical bleach. 4. the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning establishment: The cleaner said he couldn't get the spot off my coat. 5. Usually, cleaners. a dry-cleaning establishment: My suit is at the cleaners. 6. take to the cleaners. Slang. to cause to lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or a bad investment: He got taken to the cleaners in the poker game last night. [1425-75; late ME clener. See CLEAN, -ER1] |
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