dry cleaner

dry clean·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy klee-ner]
- /draɪ ˈkli nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy klee-ner]
- /draɪ ˈkli nər/

Definitions of dry cleaner words

noun dry cleaner a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc. 1
noun dry cleaner a person who owns or operates such an establishment. 1
noun dry cleaner a liquid solvent used in dry cleaning. 1
noun dry cleaner company: cleans clothing 1
countable noun dry cleaner A dry cleaner is someone who has a shop where things can be dry-cleaned. 0
countable noun dry cleaner A dry cleaner or a dry cleaner's is a shop where things can be dry-cleaned. 0

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Origin of dry cleaner

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Dry cleaner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dry cleaner

dry cleaner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

dry cleaner usage trend in Literature

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