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

Broadway, the neighborhood’s grand boulevard, was lined with beauty salons, dry cleaners, shoe-repair stalls, and single-room-occupancy hotels. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

People can avoid small car trips to the coffee shop, dry cleaners or restaurants by walking or riding the bus or rail line. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Some dry cleaners also offer specific professional treatments for leather jackets. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026

Best of all, the smooth mulberry silk is fully machine washable, saving you a trip to the dry cleaners between events. — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 25 July 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