vacuum cleaner

noun

: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction

called also vacuum sweeper

Examples of vacuum cleaner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grease can be tracked onto the carpet on shoes, transferred from natural body oils or skincare products, or left behind by household equipment like fans, treadmills, and vacuum cleaners. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2026

The vacuum cleaner and the electric refrigerator certainly were. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 19 Oct. 2026

Those days are over, and even the most stylish vacuum cleaner on wheels won’t bring them back. — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Clean dust and debris from the inside of your furnace using a vacuum cleaner. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vacuum cleaner

• intervener
• intervenor
• misdemeanor
• misdemeanour
• convener
• convenor
• demeanor
• demeanour
• diener
• gleaner
• greener
• keener

Kids Definition

vacuum cleaner

noun

: an electrical appliance for cleaning (as floors or rugs) by suction