cleaner Meaning & Definition
What Does Cleaner Mean?
Cleaner is a noun that means A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows. It can also mean A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner. As an adjective, it means Comparative form of clean: more clean. As an adjective, it means (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
Cleaner: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkliː.nə/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Synonyms | cleanser, dry cleaner and cleansing agent |
| Antonyms | dirty and unclean |
| Plural | cleaners |
Cleaner Definition (Noun)
- A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
- A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
- A substance used for cleaning; especially, one retailed for that purpose and meant for use on things other than one's own body.
- A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business).
I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners.
- A fixer; a person who disposes of bodies and evidence.
Cleaner as an Adjective
- Comparative form of clean: more clean.
Noun
- A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.
- A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.
- (in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business). (This form is now interpreted as plural and usually spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled cleaner's with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen with forms such as go to the doctor's, which cannot be reinterpreted as plural.)
I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners.
Adjective
- (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
- (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well
I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts. a clean leap over a fence
- Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
- Cool or neat.
Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
- (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
- That does not damage the environment.
clean energy; clean coal
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
clean land; clean timber
- Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
clean limbs
- (of a route) Ascended without falling.
Synonyms of Cleaner
Cleaner synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Cleaner
Cleaner in a Sentence
I'll have to take this shirt to the cleaners.
I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts. a clean leap over a fence
Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
clean energy; clean coal
clean land; clean timber
clean limbs
Word Forms & Grammar
cleaner (plural cleaners)
cleaner
Words That Rhyme With Cleaner
Origin of Cleaner
Origin 1: Inherited from Middle English clener, clenere, equivalent to clean + -er (agent noun suffix).
Origin 2: Inherited from Middle English clener, clenner, clanner, clannere, from Old English clǣnra, clǣnre (“cleaner, purer, clearer”), from Proto-West Germanic *klainiʀō (“daintier, more delicate”), from Proto-Germanic *klainizô (“shinier, finer, more splendid”), equivalent to clean + -er.
How to Pronounce Cleaner
Cleaner is pronounced /ˈkliː.nə/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (kliː).
Cleaner: Your Questions Answered
Is cleaner a noun or an adjective?
Cleaner is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as an adjective.
What is another word for cleaner?
You can replace cleaner with words such as cleanser, dry cleaner and cleansing agent. See the full list of cleaner synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of cleaner?
The opposite of cleaner can be expressed with words like dirty and unclean.
What is the plural of cleaner?
The plural of cleaner is cleaners.