Cleaners

/ˈkliːnərz/ noun

Definition

people who clean or businesses that provide cleaning services

Etymology

from 'clean' + agent suffix '-er'

Kelly Says

Cleaners make things shine bright - they turn the dirty into light!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሙሉአ
ARالعربية
المنظفات
BNবাংলা
পরিষ্কারকারী
CSČeština
čističi
DADansk
rengørere
DEDeutsch
Reiniger
ELΕλληνικά
καθαριστές
ESEspañol
limpiadores
FAفارسی
تمیز کنندگان
FISuomi
siivooijat
FRFrançais
nettoyants
GUGU
સફાઇ કાર્યકર
HAHA
masu tsafi
HEעברית
מנקים
HIहिन्दी
सफाई कर्मचारी
HUMagyar
tisztítók
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembersih
IGIG
ndị na-acha
ITItaliano
detergenti
JA日本語
クリーナー
KKKK
тазалағыштар
KMKM
អ្នកលាងលាប
KO한국어
청소기
MRMR
स्वच्छता कर्मचारी
MSBahasa Melayu
pembersih
MYမြန်မာ
သန့်စင်သူများ
NLNederlands
schoonmakers
NONorsk
rengjørere
PAPA
ਸਫਾਈ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ
PLPolski
czyszczaki
PTPortuguês
limpadores
RORomână
curățitori
RUРусский
уборщики
SVSvenska
städare
SWKiswahili
wanaotakasa
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தகரணியாளர்
TEతెలుగు
పరిశుద్ధకులు
THไทย
เครื่องทำความสะอาด
TLTL
mga paglilinis
TRTürkçe
temizleyiciler
UKУкраїнська
прибиральники
URاردو
صفائی کار
VITiếng Việt
máy lau
YOYO
olufere
ZH中文
清洁工
ZUZU
abagqabi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Cleaning labor became feminized and devalued in industrial economies; disproportionately performed by and assigned to women, with wages and status reflecting gender-based undervaluation.

Inclusive Usage

Use when accurate; specify 'cleaning staff' or 'custodians' if possible to elevate professional language.

Inclusive Alternatives

["custodians","cleaning staff","housekeeping professionals"]

Empowerment Note

Recognize cleaning work as skilled, essential labor. Acknowledge historical erasure: many industrial/domestic cleaning innovations came from workers themselves, especially women of color.

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