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detailer

detailer

1 4.0
A person who cleans and polishes a car so it looks like new
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːteɪlər/
  • US
translation icon : detallista
  • My fiancé works full time as an auto body detailer and makes the same weekly pay.
  • car detailer
  • auto detailer

Examples

  • After purchasing my first car, I hired a detailer to give it a thorough wash and polish.

  • Never mind that he tips his yacht detailer more than you make in a decade.

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  • Find 3 or 4 different independent mobile car detailers.

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  • Sean Klingelhoefer, for example, was put to work as an auto detailer, which he seems quite excited about.

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  • The detailer spent hours meticulously cleaning the car until it looked brand new.

  • She works as a detailer, specializing in removing scratches and ensuring vehicles shine.

Synonyms

polisher
vsdetailer
5 2.7

A person or machine that makes a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing

cleans and restores entire vehicles rather than only smoothing surfaces
waxer
vsdetailer
1 3.5

A machine or person that puts wax on surfaces to make them shine

focuses on whole vehicle cleaning and restoration rather than only coating
glosser
vsdetailer
7.3

A person who applies polish to make surfaces shine

cleans and restores whole vehicles rather than just adding a shiny layer

How Thorough

detailer
  • US
1 4.0
cleaner
51 1.0
washer
10 1.8

Surface Forms

detailer singular
detailers plural

Morphology

detailer = detail (transparent) = detail + er

Agentive '-er' applied to the automotive verb 'detail' yields a person who performs car detailing; a direct, productive derivation.

Etymology

Detailer comes from detail meaning 'small part' and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. Picture someone cleaning every little part of a car until it looks like new, which is why a detailer is a person who cleans and polishes vehicles carefully.