Cleaner-upper

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person responsible for cleaning or tidying up. informal

    "I want to know how you became a cleaner-upper! A custodian of man's material junk!"

Synonyms

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cleaner-upperer

Example

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"I want to know how you became a cleaner-upper! A custodian of man's material junk!"

Etymology

From clean up + -er. Compare Australian slang cleaner-upperer.

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