vacuum cleaner

noun

: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction

called also vacuum sweeper

Examples of vacuum cleaner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, New York officials recommended that people clean their own apartments with wet mops and wet rags and if possible with vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Getting out of this vacuum cleaner will require rapid action on multiple fronts. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Down there in the air the buzz of the vacuum cleaner on carpets and the thumping of carpets against the walls. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

The new tariff will also apply to a range of Canadian exports, including flags, bookbinding materials, some types of vacuum cleaners and Christmas ornaments. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vacuum cleaner

• intervener
• intervenor
• misdemeanor
• misdemeanour
• convener
• convenor
• demeanor
• demeanour
• diener
• gleaner
• greener
• keener

Kids Definition

vacuum cleaner

noun

: an electrical appliance for cleaning (as floors or rugs) by suction