dry cleaner

noun

1. a business that dry-cleans garments, draperies, etc.
2. a person who owns or operates such an establishment.
3. a liquid solvent used in dry cleaning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry cleaner¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

O’Toole had sent a leather jacket to the dry cleaners.

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t even know how I picked my dry cleaner from the seven nearly identical locations within five minutes of my apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

"We were in our office, which was in a dry cleaner's, and all of a sudden our window fragmented," remembers Mr Peck, who was later credited with creating the "whole world is watching" chant.

From BBC

The pollution was found to come from multiple sources, including a leaking fuel farm and dumped solvents from a dry cleaner’s, that had seeped through the ground and into the water wells.

From BBC

Since then, state regulators have concluded the contaminants likely migrated underground from a dry cleaner across the street.

From Los Angeles Times