chimney sweep

chim·ney sweep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chim-nee sweep]
- /ˈtʃɪm ni swip/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chim-nee sweep]
- /ˈtʃɪm ni swip/

Definitions of chimney sweep words

countable noun chimney sweep A chimney sweep is a person whose job is to clean the soot out of chimneys. 3
noun chimney sweep a person whose job is the cleaning out of soot from chimneys 3
noun chimney sweep a person whose work is cleaning the soot from chimneys 3
noun chimney sweep a person whose business it is to clean out chimneys. 1
noun chimney sweep sb employed to clean chimneys 1
noun chimney sweep A person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys. 0

See all 6 definitions of chimney sweep

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Origin of chimney sweep

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Chimney sweep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chimney sweep

chimney sweep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chimney sweep usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chimney sweep

noun chimney sweep

sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
sweeper — a person or thing that sweeps.

All 2 Synonyms of chimney sweep

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