noun
Uncommon
cleaners
Cleaners (noun) means a shop offering laundering or dry-cleaning services. Example: “I picked my coat up from the cleaners this morning.”
noun
1
A shop offering laundering or dry-cleaning services.
"I picked my coat up from the cleaners this morning."
How to use cleaners
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe dry-cleaning shop.
Common mistake
The idiom "take someone to the cleaners" means to cheat them out of a large sum of money or beat them decisively — nothing to do with laundry.
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Frequently asked questions
What does “cleaners” mean?
The word “cleaners” means a shop offering laundering or dry-cleaning services. In plain terms, the dry-cleaning shop.
How do you use “cleaners” in a sentence?
Here is “cleaners” used in a sentence: “I picked my coat up from the cleaners this morning.”
What part of speech is “cleaners”?
“Cleaners” is a noun.
Is “cleaners” a common word?
“Cleaners” is an uncommon word in modern English.
