scrubber

Examples

• All

• That's senior executive toilet scrubber to you.

  Wendy (2020)

• You think Goose wanted to be a toilet scrubber when he was eight?

  Wendy (2020)

• I had no idea that brass thing was a foot scrubber!

  Blog text (33)

• And what do I have to do all day, fellow scrubbers, please?

  Wonka (2023)

• - Before that I was a skillet scrubber...

  The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

• I'm not just an ol' cedar scrubber out there handyman.

  The Whole Shootin' Match (1979)

• I'm destined to be a pot-banger, a shoe-scrubber, just like her.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Yet while Titus, empowered as he is, actively works to change this situation, the Grey Scrubbers inherit their duties and cannot reject them; such is servitude.

  Blog text (6)

• As Professor Collins writes, "some of the dirtiest jobs in American industries were offered to African-American women," including in the cotton mills, "as common laborers in the yards, as waste gatherers, and as scrubbers of machinery." 124

  Academic text (2017)

• The scrubber worked tirelessly to make the floors shine like new.

Synonyms

J

janitor

vsscrubber

• US

189 1.5

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

focuses on cleaning specific surfaces with a brush rather than building upkeep

C

cleaner

vsscrubber

51 1.0

A person who cleans houses or offices as their job

specialises in brush cleaning of floors and decks rather than broad tasks

C

cleaning lady

vsscrubber

• Informal

27 1.0

A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay

is a worker who focuses on brushing floors and decks rather than general chores

S

sweeper

vsscrubber

13 1.3

A person who cleans floors or streets using a broom

cleans with a brush and targets stuck dirt rather than loose debris

C

cleaning woman

vsscrubber

6 1.3

A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly

focuses on brush cleaning of hard surfaces like floors and decks

S

street sweeper

vsscrubber

4 2.1

A person who works for the city to clean streets

works on smaller floor or deck areas using a brush rather than streets

H

housecleaner

vsscrubber

• US

1 1.9

A person who cleans homes for money

works on public or outdoor floors and decks using a brush

M

mopper

vsscrubber

1 3.3

A worker who cleans floors with a mop

uses a brush instead of a mop and focuses on firm brushing

W

wiper

vsscrubber

1 3.1

A worker who cleans machines by wiping away oil and dirt

cleans solid floors and decks using a brush for stuck dirt

S

swabber

vsscrubber

• Archaic

1 6.6

A person or tool that cleans ship decks and floors

focuses on brush work on floors or decks rather than cloth wiping

S

scourer

vsscrubber

6.9

A person who cleans surfaces by scrubbing them hard

uses a brush for regular surface cleaning not deep rubbing

B

brusher

vsscrubber

2.8

A person or machine that cleans a surface with a brush

uses a brush too but focuses on floors or decks specifically

Compounds

B

bath scrubber

1.7

A small soft thing you use in the bath or shower to rub and clean your skin

S

shower scrubber

1.6

A small mesh bath tool used in the shower to wash and gently remove dead skin

How Responsible

custodian

40 3.8

maintenance man

11 2.5

janitor

• US

189 1.5

scrubber

2 2.8

cleaner

51 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology