Cleaner Definition–noun | 1. | a person who cleans, esp. one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc. | | 2. | an apparatus or machine for cleaning, as a vacuum cleaner. | | 3. | a preparation for use in cleaning, as a detergent or chemical bleach. | | 4. | the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning establishment: The cleaner said he couldn't get the spot off my coat. | | 5. | Usually, cleaners. a dry-cleaning establishment: My suit is at the cleaners. | —Idiom | 6. | take to the cleaners. Slang. to cause to lose all or a great deal of one's money or personal property, as through gambling or
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