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DRY CLEANER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dry cleaner mean? 

DRY CLEANER (noun)
  The noun DRY CLEANER has 1 sense:

1. the operator of dry-cleaning establishmentplay

  Familiarity information: DRY CLEANER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRY CLEANER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The operator of dry-cleaning establishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cleaner; dry cleaner

Hypernyms ("dry cleaner" is a kind of...):

market keeper; shopkeeper; storekeeper; tradesman (a merchant who owns or manages a shop)

Derivation:

dry clean (clean with chemical agents)


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