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cleaner
cleaner S3 /ˈkliːnə $ -ər/ noun
 Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: cleanunclean
1. [countable] especially British English someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices etc
2. [uncountable and countable] a machine or substance used for cleaning:
    a vacuum cleaner
    toilet bowl cleaner
3. the cleaner’s a DRY CLEANER’S
4. take somebody to the cleaner’s informal
  a. to cheat someone and take all their money or possessions
  b. to defeat someone completely:
    The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72.