dry cleaner

noun

: one whose business is dry cleaning

Examples of dry cleaner in a Sentence

I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner. My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
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Other quintessential New York moments include a stop at the dry cleaner, crossing a busy intersection and taking a yellow taxi home. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Smaller customers — dry cleaners, hospitals — also buy steam for particular tasks. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026 Retrieve items from dry cleaners, repair shops, or storage facilities. Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026 Doremus was turning into a dry cleaner’s parking lot on a personal errand. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dry cleaner

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dry cleaner was in 1897

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“Dry cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20cleaner. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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