Definition of "vacuum cleaner" [vac•u•um clean•er]

• An electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction. (noun)

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• "She alphabetizes the videotape library and has the vacuum cleaner repaired."
• ""A combination remote-operated vehicle, underwater vacuum cleaner and sub-bottom sonar," he enthused."
• "A SALESMAN NAMED JAMIE KNOCKED on a door in Twin Falls, Idaho, hoping to sell a vacuum cleaner to the couple who lived there."