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

A lot of our parents have these wholesale businesses downtown or dry cleaners or liquor stores. —Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Pro organizer Lauren Saltman warns against using wire hangers from the dry cleaners in a closet. —Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026

Money trickles down to workers from caterers to carpenters to dry cleaners. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026

This humble dry cleaner, a de jure Chicago landmark, has been photographed by professionals and amateurs alike; has appeared in books, films and music videos; and has become a keystone in conversations about the significance of Chicago’s South Side to this city’s architectural heritage. —Elizabeth Blasius, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

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