clean‧er S3 /ˈkliːnə $ -ər/ noun
[Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: clean ≠ unclean]

1. [countable] especially British English someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices etc

2. [uncountable and countable] a machine or substance used for cleaning:
a vacuum cleaner
toilet bowl cleaner

3. the cleaner’s a DRY CLEANER’S

4. take somebody to the cleaner’s informal
a) to cheat someone and take all their money or possessions
b) to defeat someone completely:
The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72.

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cleaner
noun
I. person who cleans
ADJ. hospital, office, school, street
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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cleaner
II. substance/instrument used for cleaning
ADJ. bathroom, carpet, household, oven, toilet chemicals that are found in all household cleaners

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