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

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That includes vacuum cleaners and cleaning gadgets, kitchen must-haves, and gardening and patio finds, too. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025 Beneath the cobblestones lies a network of tubes that sucks trash out of the city with the force of half a million household vacuum cleaners. Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025 The vacuum cleaner has racked up thousands of perfect ratings from reviewers, and more than 1,000 people have picked one up in the past month at Amazon. Toni Sutton, People.com, 13 June 2025 Rather than focusing on lead characters, the show is built around a collection of wooden pieces— such as cats on vacuum cleaners, flying piglets, geometric shape – which are used to tell new stories each time, much like a child reaching into a toy box. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vacuum cleaner

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vacuum cleaner was in 1903

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“Vacuum cleaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20cleaner. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

vacuum cleaner

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

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