Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

window cleaner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: win-dow -clean-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose job is to clean windows.

noun

Any of various specific formulas of cleaner, usually cleaning fluid, for glass windows; many commonly encountered ones contain ammonia, and nonammoniacal types exist for various special purposes.

Example Sentences

"In his 20s he was a freelance window cleaner, 50p a pane, when one of his clients – a lady in Aberystwyth – asked if he would clear out a vacated property she managed."
"Near-synonyms: glass cleaner (usually coinstantial), Windex (a famous brand of such cleaners)"

Inflected Forms

window cleaners (plural) window-cleaner (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

squeegee all-purpose cleaner

Synonyms

window washer glass cleaner Windex

Questions

What does window cleaner mean?: A person whose job is to clean windows.

How to pronounce window cleaner

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