Definition of cleaner-upper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal

Rare

person responsible for cleaning or tidying up

Rare

After the party, she was the cleaner-upper.

cleaner

tidier

cleaning tool

Rare

tool or device used for cleaning

Rare

The vacuum is an effective cleaner-upper for carpets.

cleaner

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Origin of cleaner-upper

English, clean (make clean) + upper (one who does)

Examples of cleaner-upper in a sentence

In the office, she was the designated cleaner-upper.
The mop is a handy cleaner-upper for spills.
A broom is a simple cleaner-upper for dust.

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French:nettoyeur, appareil de nettoyage, ...
German:Putzkraft, Reinigungsgerät, ...
Italian:riordinatore, strumento di pulizia, ...
Spanish:encargado de la limpieza, herramienta de limpieza, ...
Portuguese:limpador, dispositivo de limpeza, ...
Chinese:清洁工, 清洁器, ...
Japanese:掃除係, 掃除道具, ...
Arabic:مُنَظِّف, أَداةُ تَنْظيف, ...
Hebrew:מְנַקֶּה, כְּלִי נִקָּיוֹן, ...
Russian:уборщик, пылесос, ...
Ukrainian:прибиральник, пилосос, ...
Hindi:सफाई करने वाला, सफाई उपकरण, ...
Bengali:পরিষ্কারক, পরিষ্কার করার যন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:netejaire, eina de neteja, ...
Czech:ten, kdo po ostatních uklízí, čistič, ...
Danish:oprydder, rengøringsværktøj, ...
Dutch:opruimer, schoonmaakgereedschap, ...
Greek:καθαρίστρια, συσκευή καθαρισμού, ...
Hungarian:takarító, tisztítóeszköz, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសម្អាតរៀបចំ, ឧបករណ៍សម្អាត, ...
Korean:청소 담당자, 청소 도구, ...
Persian:نظافت‌چی, وسیله تمیز کننده, ...
Polish:sprzątaczka, narzędzie do czyszczenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):faxineiro, dispositivo de limpeza, ...
Romanian:curățător, aspirator, ...
Swedish:städerska, rengöringsverktyg, ...
Thai:คนทำความสะอาด, เครื่องมือทำความสะอาด, ...
Turkish:temizlikçi, temizlik aracı, ...
Vietnamese:người dọn dẹp, dụng cụ làm sạch, ...

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Definition of cleaner-upper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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