cleaner
n. countablen. a person whose job is to wash and tidy rooms, offices, or buildings. It can also mean a substance or tool you use to remove dirt.
n. a person employed to maintain the cleanliness of a domestic or commercial premises. Also refers to a chemical agent or mechanical device used for removing impurities or stains.
The cleaner arrives at eight to tidy the office.
After the party, we had to hire a professional cleaner to remove the deep stains from the carpet.
While the industrial-strength cleaner proved effective at removing the grease, the janitorial staff noted that its fumes were too pungent for use during regular business hours.
Inherited from Middle English clener, clenere, equivalent to clean + -er (agent noun suffix).
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.
Often used in the plural ('the cleaners') to refer to a dry-cleaning business.
She is a very good clean.She is a very good cleaner.Learners sometimes use the adjective or verb 'clean' when they mean the person performing the action.