shampooer

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noun

A machine for shampooing carpets.

OriginEnglish shampoo ← Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) ← Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀧𑀇 (caṃpaï) →
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Meanings

nounshampooer (plural shampooers)

plural shampooers

  1. A machine for shampooing carpets.

    I felt like a home appliance one seldom buys but rents when needed, something like a rug shampooer.

    1988, Edmund White, chapter 8, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994
  2. A person (such as a hairdresser) who washes hair.

Origin

  1. Prakrit𑀘𑀁𑀧𑀇 (caṃpaï)
  2. Hindiचाँपना (cā̃pnā)
  3. Hindiचाँपो (cā̃po)
  4. Englishshampoo
  5. Englishshampooer

From shampoo + -er.

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Translations

French shampouineuse, shampouineur
  • shampouineusemachine for shampooing carpets
  • shampouineurhairdresser washing hair
  • shampouineusehairdresser washing hair
Italian sciampista, shampista
  • sciampistahairdresser washing hair
  • shampistahairdresser washing hair

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reshampoo
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APA

shampooer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampooer

MLA

“shampooer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampooer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shampooer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shampooer.

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