cleaner

n.

1. One whose work or business is cleaning.
2. A machine or substance used in cleaning.
3. A dry-cleaning establishment. Often used in the plural.

noun

Something that purifies or cleans: clarifier, cleanser, purifier, refiner, refinery. See clean/dirty.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a preparation used in cleaning something
  Synonyms: cleansing agent, cleanser

Meaning #2: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
  Synonym: dry cleaner

Meaning #3: someone whose occupation is cleaning

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Cleaner

Dansk (Danish)
n. - rengøringsassistent, indehaver af renseri, renseriarbejder, rensevæske

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    give en et møgfald, blanke en af

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoonmaker, schoonmaakmachine, schoonmaakster

Français (French)
n. - personne qui fait le ménage, femme de ménage, produit d'entretien, pressing, nettoyeur (machine)

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    plumer (qn), (Sport) battre (qn) à plate couture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Putzer, Raumpfleger, Reinigungsmittel

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    (ugs.) jmndn. bis aufs Hemd ausziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καθαριστής (ενδυμάτων κ.λπ.), ουσία, μέσο ή μηχάνημα καθαρισμού

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    ξετινάζω, ξεπαραδιάζω, επικρίνω δριμύτατα

Italiano (Italian)
uomo delle pulizie, domestico, detersivo, lavafinestre, tintore

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    rovinare qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - limpador (m)

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    tirar todo o dinheiro de alguém
• vacuum cleaner    aspirador (m) de pó

Русский (Russian)
уборщик, работник/владелец химчистки, чистящее средство

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    обобрать до нитки
• vacuum cleaner    пылесос

Español (Spanish)
n. - limpiador, asistenta doméstica, detergente, limpiacristales

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    dejar sin blanca a alguien, dejarlo limpio, pato o pelado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - städare, städerska, rensare, innehavare av kemtvätt, rengöringsmedel, tvättmedel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
清洁工人, 清洁剂

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    嬴走某人所有的钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 清潔工人, 清潔劑

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    嬴走某人所有的錢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세탁업자, 세제, 청소기

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    남에게 돈을 잃게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 清掃業者, 掃除婦, クリーニング屋, 電気掃除機, 掃除機, 洗剤

idioms:

• take someone to the cleaners    手きびしく批判する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منظف, عامل تنظيف, ماكنه تنظيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכבסה, מנקה‬

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