Definition of cleaner
1a : one whose work is cleaningb : dry cleaner; also : a dry-cleaning shop —usually used in plural
2 : a preparation for cleaning
3 : an implement or machine for cleaning
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Examples of cleaner in a Sentence
He recommends using baking soda as a general household cleaner.
a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners
Recent Examples of cleaner from the Web
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Lunch boxes are scrutinised critically by other mothers; hiring a babysitter or cleaner is frowned upon.
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Suppliers like Apple and vacuum-cleaner maker Dyson have deployed their own staff in the outlets to explain their latest gadgets to potential customers, and help fund store refurbishments.
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Some make deliveries from coffee shops, some work in bodegas, others in construction, while the blithe Nacho (Alejandro Huitzil) shrugs with a smile at his lot: cleaner at a peep show.
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There are still stripes of snow on the mountains, which are peppered here and there with fistfuls of pipe-cleaner pine trees.
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Remember how clean things look after the street cleaner goes by?
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Hirmer also has an idea that perhaps the dry cleaners could provide job training themselves.
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In the hallway sits a pipe-cleaner replica of the skier Lindsey Vonn's knee.
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Over two seasons with the Phoenix Suns, Williams has established himself as one of the Western Conference’s more productive glass-cleaners.
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First Known Use of cleaner
1720
CLEANER Defined for English Language Learners
cleaner
playDefinition of cleaner for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to clean something
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: a substance used for cleaning things
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: a device or machine used for cleaning things
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