Definition

Noun: A person whose job is to clean the windows of buildings, typically from the outside, in exchange for payment.

Usage

This term specifically refers to the occupation or the individual performing the cleaning service. It is a compound noun. * The window cleaner arrives every Tuesday to wash the office building's exterior glass. * She hired a window cleaner to remove the grime from the skylights.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes be used metonymically to refer to the cleaning service or company itself, though this is less common.
  • "We need to call the window cleaner; the storefront is filthy."

Variants and Related Words

• Window cleaning (n): The act, process, or business of cleaning windows.
  • Professional window cleaning requires special equipment and detergents.

Synonyms

• Window washer

Noun

1. someone who cleans windows for pay