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 cleaner3. the cleaner’s a
DRY CLEANER’S4. 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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲