How to Pronounce Cleaners

To pronounce "cleaners", say CLEAN-ers — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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2

Syllables

8

Letters

CLEAN-ers

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💡 Tip for remembering “cleaners”

"cleaners" has 2 syllables: clean-ers. It rhymes with gleaners and misdemeanors, if that helps it stick.

What does cleaners mean?

noun

  1. A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.
  2. A device that cleans, such as the vacuum cleaner.

noun

  1. A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business). (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.)

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Words that rhyme with cleaners

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

gleanersmisdemeanorsscreenersintervenorsdemeanorsleanerswieners

Related words

filteringfiltercleansingclean-upcleanupcleanserscollectorsdetergents

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "cleaners"?▾

"Cleaners" has 2 syllables: clean · ers.

What does "cleaners" mean?▾

Cleaners: A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.

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