the cleaners
plural noun
variants
or the cleaner's
: a shop where clothes are cleaned : a dry cleaning establishment
I took my suit to the cleaners.
Examples of the cleaners in a Sentence
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Cleaning the house before the cleaners come?
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Here are a few more general tips for all coats:
Before washing, cleaning, or taking any coat to the cleaners, fasten all buttons and zippers to prevent protrusions from becoming snagged.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
Then the cleaners were asked to return on Friday because the building was a mess.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Northwestern was not taken to the cleaners, rolled or played.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The scientists wondered if these striking yellow, black and white fish might be visiting the cleaners for more than just the health benefits.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Ever hear about the bad guys that rigged the gin rummy games at the Friars Club and took a bunch of famous people to the cleaners?
—Diana Arterian
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Where somebody’s going to be like, ‘Hey, this is her without makeup at the cleaners.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 July 2025
What if the Mountain West takes the Pac-12 to the cleaners?
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Here are a few more general tips for all coats:
Before washing, cleaning, or taking any coat to the cleaners, fasten all buttons and zippers to prevent protrusions from becoming snagged.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
Then the cleaners were asked to return on Friday because the building was a mess.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Northwestern was not taken to the cleaners, rolled or played.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The scientists wondered if these striking yellow, black and white fish might be visiting the cleaners for more than just the health benefits.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Ever hear about the bad guys that rigged the gin rummy games at the Friars Club and took a bunch of famous people to the cleaners?
—Diana Arterian
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Where somebody’s going to be like, ‘Hey, this is her without makeup at the cleaners.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 July 2025
What if the Mountain West takes the Pac-12 to the cleaners?
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
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“The cleaners.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cleaners. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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