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Hoover¹
- /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈhuvɚ/ US
Sounds like hoover · Rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
The surname is an anglicization of German Huber or Low German Hufer, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer. The common noun and verb are taken from the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners (see hoover).
proper noun
- An American surname from German (shared by several famous people including J. Edgar Hoover and Herbert Hoover).
- A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama, incorporated in 1967 and named after William H. Hoover.
- An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana, named after founder Riley Hoover.
- An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover.
- An unincorporated community in Garvin County, Oklahoma, named after physician Daniel H. Hoover.
- An unincorporated community in Butte County, South Dakota, named after cattleman John Hoover.
noun Hoovers
- A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.
- Alternative letter-case form of hoover (irrespective of the brand).
- A member of the Hoovers.
verb Hoovers · Hoovering · Hoovered
- Alternative letter-case form of hoover I helped Mum tidy up and watched while she Hoovered the carpet.
hoover²
- /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈhuvɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
A genericized trademark of Hoover, the brand name of one of the first vacuum cleaners, which was sold by The Hoover Company. The American company was founded by William Henry Hoover (1849–1932) and his son Herbert William Hoover, Sr. (1877–1954). The surname Hoover is an Anglicized version of the German Huber, originally designating a landowner or a prosperous small-scale farmer.
noun hoovers · Hoover
- A vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. "What do you do about dogs that don't like Hoovers?" […] At the first opportunity place the Hoover in the area where your dog is lying calmly, and since it is normally the noise that sends it into those fits of anger, it should be unconcerned with a silent machine. Continue to place the Hoover in th
verb hoovers · hoovering · hoovered · Hoover
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To clean (a room, etc.) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of the brand.
I need to hoover this room.
Similar: vacuum
- To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. I'd hoover, iron or dust, but I hated doing windows.
- To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner. 'You're probably thinking I'm a slob,' said Lister, finishing off a quintuple-thick milkshake and hoovering around the base with the straw.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vacuum, vacuum-clean, herbert hoover, dempsey, coolidge, hofer, stimson, nose, aei, suction, suck, suck-up, sweep, gulp, ingest, consume
Translations
Talk about this word "hoover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hoover. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hoover. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hoover "hoover." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hoover.Cite this
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title = {hoover},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoover},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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