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cleaner

cleaner

51 1.0
A person who cleans houses or offices as their job
  • noun
  • /ˈkliːnər/
translation icon : limpiador
  • So Richard Montanez, who is a cleaner at the Frito Lay factory.
  • work as a cleaner
  • domestic cleaner
  • cleaners in private homes

Matron, nurse, advisor, chef, cleaner, a bookkeeper.

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Examples

  • I have a lot of friends and my grandmother was a house cleaner and my mom was too.

  • So, food is delivered three times a day, and the cleaner comes twice a week.

  • So he does do daily things still, but they also have a cleaner and a monthly deep cleaner.

  • I think he works here as a cleaner.

  • When the cleaners come, they will take care of it.

  • I'm a cleaner, I clean the rubbish from the street.

  • The place is totally empty except for a cleaner sweeping up litter in the middle of the room.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Isabel's mother found work as a house cleaner, but it was hardly enough to support three children.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Japanese auxiliary staff worked at the hospital, including a cook, cleaner, and launderer.

    Academic text (2016)
  • When I arrived home from work, the cleaner had already tidied up the living room.

Synonyms

maid
vscleaner
264 1.0

A woman paid to clean and cook in another person's home

focuses mainly on cleaning tasks across various places rather than cooking
janitor
vscleaner
  • US
189 1.5

A person who cleans and looks after a building like a school or office

is broader, covering cleaning in houses as well as building care
housekeeper
vscleaner
110 1.1

A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean

is mainly the hands-on cleaning role, not household management
cleaning lady
vscleaner
  • Informal
27 1.0

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

is the neutral name for any person who cleans spaces
sweeper
vscleaner
13 1.3

A person who cleans floors or streets using a broom

is the broader cleaning role covering multiple tasks beyond sweeping
cleaning woman
vscleaner
6 1.3

A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly

is the neutral name usable for any person doing cleaning work
housecleaner
vscleaner
  • US
1 1.9

A person who cleans homes for money

covers cleaning houses, offices, and other public spaces
charwoman
vscleaner
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

refers to regular paid cleaning rather than occasional work
domestic help
vscleaner
1 2.6

A person paid to clean and cook in a home

refers specifically to the job of cleaning spaces rather than all chores
charlady
vscleaner
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past

is the modern, neutral term for people who clean spaces today
houseworker
vscleaner
2.5

A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home

is limited to paid cleaning tasks rather than wider domestic duties

Compounds

An electric machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust

24 1.6

A person or shop that cleans clothes with chemicals instead of water

4 3.0

A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts

1 3.4

A machine with a filter that removes dust and small particles from the air

A person who cleans public streets for the city

1 1.6

A person who cleans windows on buildings or vehicles for money

seed cleaner
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A machine that removes dirt and broken seeds before storage

A liquid or spray that removes dirt and stains from bathroom surfaces

A vacuum cleaner that uses spinning air to separate dust into a removable bin instead of a bag

A machine that uses spinning air to collect dust in a removable clear bin without a bag

3.7

A small machine for cleaning floors that you wear on your back with straps

grain cleaner
  • Specialized
4.8

A machine that removes dirt and small stones from grain before storage or sale

A small vacuum you hold to clean crumbs in cars or on sofas

A small portable machine that sucks up dirt from small areas

A machine that sprays cleaning liquid on surfaces like carpets, upholstery or mattresses and removes the liquid and dirt

How Professional

housekeeper
110 1.1
cleaner
51 1.0
cleaning lady
  • Informal
27 1.0

Surface Forms

cleaner singular
cleaners plural

Morphology

cleaner = clean (transparent) = clean + er

A productive agent noun from 'clean' indicating a person who performs cleaning; meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Cleaner comes from the old English root clean, meaning 'free from dirt', so an office or house cleaner is a person whose job is to remove dirt and make a place tidy.