chimneysweep
1
7.6
A person who cleans soot and ash from chimneys
- noun
- /ˈʧɪmniˌswip/
:
deshollinador
- After the fire, the homeowner called a chimneysweep to ensure that the fireplace was safe to use.
Examples
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A chimneysweep diagnosed pigeons nesting in our defunct flues.
Fiction book (1996) -
The chimneysweep carefully climbed the ladder to clean the thick soot from the chimney.
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As a chimneysweep, she worked hard to remove all the ash that accumulated in the old chimneys.
Synonyms
sweep
vschimneysweep
1
5.7
A person who cleans soot from chimneys
is a more neutral everyday label for the same occupation
chimneysweeper
vschimneysweep
7.9
A person who cleans soot and ash from chimneys
is the identical meaning but an alternative written form
Surface Forms
chimneysweep singular
chimneysweeps plural
Morphology
Etymology
Chimneysweep is made from two simple words: chimney meaning 'the pipe that carries smoke out of a house' and sweep meaning 'to clean with a brush'. So a chimneysweep is literally someone who 'cleans' chimneys, which is why they remove soot and ash.