cleaner

Other forms of cleaner

plural

cleaners·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cleaner

What does cleaner mean?

cleaner means "a preparation used in cleaning something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cleaner?

cleaner has 2 syllables: clea-ner. The stress falls on "clea". In IPA it is /ˈklinɚ/.

What is another word for cleaner?

Close synonyms include cleansing agent, cleanser, dry cleaner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cleaner a common word?

cleaner is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.