vacuum cleaner

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vacuum cleaner

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From vacuum + cleaner. By synchronic analysis, vacuum-clean (a back-formation) + -er.

noun vacuum cleaners · vacuum-cleaner

A device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets and hard floors.
Similar: hoover, vacuum, sweeper
euphemistic, slang The buttocks. And if that's not a good enough explanation, you can shove it up your vacuum cleaner and turn it on high!

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noun machine for cleaning

Español	aspiradora, aspirador
한국어	진공청소기 jin'gongcheongsogi, 청소기 cheongsogi
日本語	掃除機 sōjiki
中文	吸塵器 /吸尘器 xīchénqì, 真空吸塵器 /真空吸尘器 zhēnkōng xīchénqì
हिन्दी	वैक्युम क्लीनर vaikyum klīnar, निर्वात मार्जक nirvāt mārjak, हूवर hūvar
Kiswahili	kisafishi ombwe
Português	aspirador
Français	aspirateur, balayeuse
Deutsch	Staubsauger
Italiano	aspirapolvere
Ελληνικά	ηλεκτρική σκούπα ilektrikí skoúpa
Română	aspirator
Русский	пылесо́с pylesós
Tiếng Việt	máy hút bụi
العربية	مِكْنَسَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة miknasa kahrabāʔiyya
עברית	שׁוֹאֵב אָבָק sho'év avák

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@misc{vacuum_cleaner_2026,
  title = {vacuum cleaner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vacuum%20cleaner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}