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cleaner

/ˈkliː.nə/ /ˈkli.nɚ/

Meanings
noun
A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.

Examples :

"The cleaner came to our school today to clean the floors and the bathrooms. "
job person service
noun
(in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business). (This form is now interpreted as plural and usually spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled cleaner's with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen with forms such as go to the doctor's, which cannot be reinterpreted as plural.)

Examples :

"My family's clothes need to be cleaned, so we're taking them to the cleaners. "
business service job industry

Related Words

Illustration traditionally

traditionally adverb

/tɹəˈdɪʃənli/

In a traditional manner.

"My family traditionally celebrates birthdays with a big meal. "

Illustration interpreted

interpreted verb

/ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɪd/

To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

"to interpret an Indian speech"

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration grammatically

grammatically adverb

/ɡɹəˈmætɪkli/ /ɡɹæˈmætɪkli/

In a grammatical manner

"My essay was grammatically correct, earning me a good grade. "

Illustration proportioned

proportioned verb

/pɹəˈpɔːʃənd/ /pɹoʊˈpɔːʃənd/

To divide into proper shares; to apportion.

"The manager proportioned the tasks among the team members, ensuring each person had a fair share of the workload. "

Illustration reinterpreted

reinterpreted verb

/ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪd/ /ˌriːɪnˈtɜːrprətɪd/

To interpret again.

"If you look at it that way, you can reinterpret all the old evidence so that it supports the new theory."

Illustration criminality

criminality noun

/ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti/

The state of being criminal.

"The city struggled to reduce criminality by investing in youth programs and job training. "

Illustration anticipated

anticipated verb

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/

To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

"The teacher anticipated the students' confusion about the new topic and explained it again, more slowly. "

Illustration concentration

concentration noun

/ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/

The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

"My concentration was high during the important math test. "

Illustration behavioural

behavioural adjective

/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/ /bɪˈheɪvjərəl/

Of or pertaining to behaviour.

"The teacher noticed a change in the student's behavioural patterns after the school holidays. "

Illustration presentation

presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

The act of presenting, or something presented

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "

Illustration involvement

involvement noun

/ɪnˈvɑlvmənt/ /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

"The student's involvement in the school play was evident in her enthusiastic rehearsals. "