the cleaners

plural noun

variants or the cleaner's
: a shop where clothes are cleaned : a dry cleaning establishment
I took my suit to the cleaners.

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Cleaning the house before the cleaners come? — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026 Northwestern was not taken to the cleaners, rolled or played. — Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 At each stop, the cleaners only have 10 minutes—sometimes less. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 Then the cleaners were asked to return on Friday because the building was a mess. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the cleaners

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“The cleaners.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cleaners. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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