dry cleaner

noun

A person whose business is the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.

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noundry cleaner (plural dry cleaners)

plural dry cleaners · alternative dry cleaner's · alternative drycleaner · alternative dry-cleaner

  1. A person whose business is the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.
  2. A business establishment that engages in the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe operator of dry-cleaning establishment

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Translations

Arabic مُنَظِّف جَافّ, مَصْبَنَة
  • مُنَظِّف جَافّ (munaẓẓif jāff)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • مَصْبَنَة (maṣbana)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Chinese Mandarin 乾洗工 /干洗工, 乾洗店 /干洗店
  • 乾洗工 /干洗工 (gānxǐgōng)person whose business is dry cleaning
  • 乾洗店 /干洗店 (gānxǐdiàn)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Finnish kuivapesijä, kuivapesula
  • kuivapesijäperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • kuivapesulabusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
French teinturier, pressing
  • teinturierbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • pressingbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
German Textilreiniger, Textilreinigerin
  • Textilreinigerperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • Textilreinigerinperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • Reinigungbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • chemische Reinigungbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • Putzereibusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Greek στεγνοκαθαριστήριο
  • στεγνοκαθαριστήριο (stegnokatharistírio)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Hungarian vegytisztító, ruhatisztító
  • vegytisztítóbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • ruhatisztítóbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • patyolatbusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Italian tintoria
  • tintoriabusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Japanese クリーニング, クリーニング店
  • クリーニング (kurīningu)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • クリーニング店 (kurīningu ten)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Korean 세탁소
  • 세탁소 (setakso)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Persian خشکشویی
  • خشکشویی (xošk-šuyi)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Polish pracownik pralni chemicznej, pracownica pralni chemicznej
  • pracownik pralni chemicznejperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • pracownica pralni chemicznejperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • pralnia chemicznabusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Romanian curățătorie, spălătorie
  • curățătoriebusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • spălătoriebusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Russian химчи́стка
  • химчи́стка (ximčístka)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Spanish tintorería
  • tintoreríabusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Turkish kuru temizlemeci, kuru temizleyici
  • kuru temizlemeciperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • kuru temizleyiciperson whose business is dry cleaning
  • kuru temizlemebusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
  • kuru temizlemecibusiness establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Ukrainian хімчи́стка
  • хімчи́стка (ximčýstka)business establishment that engages in dry cleaning
Cite this entry
APA

dry cleaner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cleaner

MLA

“dry cleaner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cleaner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry cleaner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20cleaner.

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