cleaner

Definition

A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clener, clenere, equivalent to clean + -er (agent noun suffix).

Example Sentences

• "The cleaner worked, of course, at nights. He had to coal and light up the engine, as well as clean it, for the next day's work, which commenced with a light run to Barnham to "bring in the goods" from that station at about 6.30 a.m."
• "Near-synonym: cleaning fluid"
• "I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners."