cleaners

clean-ers · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of *cleaner*: people employed to clean.

  2. 2.

    Cleaning substances or devices.

  3. 3.

    A dry-cleaning establishment (singular sense).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    take to the cleaners — to defeat thoroughly or swindle

Related words

See also: clean, cleaner, cleaning

Etymology

From Old English clǣne ("clean") + the agent suffix -er + plural -s.