cleaner

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: clean=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

cleaner, n. 

 One who, or that which, cleans.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cleaner, n.
1 a person employed to clean the interior of a building.
2 (usu. in pl.) a commercial establishment for cleaning clothes.
3 a device or substance for cleaning.

Idiom

take to the cleaners sl.
1 defraud or rob (a person) of all his or her money.
2 criticize severely.

THESAURUS

cleaner

abstergent, cathartic, char, charwoman, cleaner-off, cleaner-up, cleaning agent, cleaning lady, cleaning man, cleaning solvent, cleaning woman, cleanser, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, custodian, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic, emetic, enema, holystone, janitor, janitress, lotion, mouthwash, nauseant, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purifier, rinse, shampoo, soap, solvent, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, wash