Kilo Lingo

cleaner

/ˈkliː.nə/

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Translation

A person whose job is to clean rooms, floors, and other places.

Word origin

From the word clean plus the ending -er, meaning a person who cleans.

Origin
Old English
Root
clean

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcleaners

Examples

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"Cleaner" is the person whose job is to clean.

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"Cleaners" is the plural, meaning more than one cleaner.

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Here "cleaner" is the job that she does.

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This word is part of lesson 17.