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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The wet and dry cleaner has a self-cleaning roller mop with a 12-point hydration system. —PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025

Robert Carter, convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty police officer who pursued him after Carter robbed a dry cleaner's, was executed in 1957. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025

Check the manufacturer's suggestions for your particular model's capacity and consider taking big items like comforters to the dry cleaner or laundromat. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025

Advertisement Advertisement Zachary Pozniak, owner of the luxury dry cleaner Jeeves NY and author of The Laundry Book: The Definitive Guide to Caring for Your Clothes and Linens, recommends always sorting by color. —Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dry cleaner

• convener
• convenor
• demeanor
• demeanour
• diener
• gleaner
• greener
• keener
• leaner
• lienor
• meaner
• screener