vacuum cleaner

Meaning

  1. A device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets and hard floors.
  2. (euphemistic, slang) The buttocks.

Synonyms

vacuum sweeper

vacuum-cleaner

dust-collecting fan

Translations

ηλεκτρική σκούπα

aspirador

aspiradordepó

مِكْنَسَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة

Etymology

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

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