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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), a. [Compar. Cleaner (kl[=e]n"[~e]r);
     superl. Cleanest.] [OE. clene, AS. cl[=ae]ne; akin to OHG.
     chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and
     perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a
     primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. Glair.]
     1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
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     2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without
        defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
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     3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;
        as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
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     4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
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     5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
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              When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt
              not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.
                                                    --Lev. xxiii.
                                                    22.
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     6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
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              Create in me a clean heart, O God.    --Ps. li. 10
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              That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven
                                                    --Tennyson.
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     7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
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     8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in
        tone; healthy. ``Lothair is clean.'' --F. Harrison.
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     9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
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     A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper
        authority that a ship is free from infection.
  
     Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
  
     To make a clean breast. See under Breast.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cleaner \Clean"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, cleans.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Clean \Clean\, a. [Compar. Cleaner; superl. Cleanest.] [OE.
     clene, AS. cl?ne; akin to OHG. chleini pure, neat, graceful,
     small, G. klein small, and perh. to W. glan clean, pure,
     bright; all perh. from a primitive, meaning bright, shining.
     Cf. Glair.]
     1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
  
     2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without
        defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
  
     3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;
        as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
  
     4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
  
     5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
  
              When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt
              not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.
                                                    --Lev. xxiii.
                                                    22.
  
     6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
  
              Create in me a clean heart, O God.    --Ps. li. 10
  
              That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.
  
     8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in
        tone; healthy. ``Lothair is clean.'' --F. Harrison.
  
     9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
  
     A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper
        authority that a ship is free from infection.
  
     Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
  
     To make a clean breast. See under Breast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cleaner \Clean"er\, n.
     One who, or that which, cleans.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cleaner
       n 1: a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: cleansing
            agent, cleanser]
       2: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: dry
          cleaner]
       3: someone whose occupation is cleaning

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ο καθαριστής, η καθαρίστρια
     2 ο καθαριστήρας
     3 η ουσία που καθαρίζει
     4 (''στον πληθυντικό'') το καθαριστήριο, το στεγνοκαθαριστήριο
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο καθαριστής, η καθαρίστρια
     2 ο καθαριστήρας
     3 η ουσία που καθαρίζει
     4 (''στον πληθυντικό'') το καθαριστήριο, το στεγνοκαθαριστήριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     n.
     1 A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other
  things.
     2 A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
     3 A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.
     4 (lb en in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (gloss:
  business).  (gloss: This form is now interpreted as plural and usually
  spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the
  removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled ''cleaner's''
  with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen
  with forms such as ''go to the doctor's'', which cannot be reinterpreted
  as plural.)
     a.
     (en-comparative of: clean)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     n.
     1 A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other
  things.
     2 A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
     3 A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.
     4 (lb en in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (gloss:
  business).  (gloss: This form is now interpreted as plural and usually
  spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the
  removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled ''cleaner's''
  with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen
  with forms such as ''go to the doctor's'', which cannot be reinterpreted
  as plural.)
     a.
     (en-comparative of: clean)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     n.
     1 A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other
  things.
     2 A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
     3 A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.
     4 (lb en in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (gloss:
  business).  (gloss: This form is now interpreted as plural and usually
  spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the
  removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled ''cleaner's''
  with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen
  with forms such as ''go to the doctor's'', which cannot be reinterpreted
  as plural.)
     a.
     (en-comparative of: clean)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     n.
     1 A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other
  things.
     2 A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.
     3 A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.
     4 (lb en in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (gloss:
  business).  (gloss: This form is now interpreted as plural and usually
  spelled without an apostrophe, even in official usage, to justify the
  removal of the apostrophe. It was traditionally spelled ''cleaner's''
  with an apostrophe because this is grammatically correct, as can be seen
  with forms such as ''go to the doctor's'', which cannot be reinterpreted
  as plural.)
     a.
     (en-comparative of: clean)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     Englanti n.
     1 siivoaja, siivooja
     2 puhdistusaine

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cleaner
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj clean)
     Engelska n.
     1 städare
     2 rensare

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cleaner /klˈiːnə/
  المنظف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cleaner //ˈkli.nɚ// //ˈkliː.nə// 
  чиста́ч, чиста́чка
  person who cleans

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cleaner /klˈiːnə/ 
  čistič

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cleaner /klˈiːnə/
  uklízeč