chimney sweepnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃɪm.ni ˌswiːp/us/ˈtʃɪm.ni ˌswiːp/informal sweepa person whose job is to clean inside chimneys, usually using a set of brushes with a very long handle
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who clean & tidy places & things
- chambermaid
- char
- charlady
- charwoman
- cleaner
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- sweep
- sweeper
- valet
Examples from literature
- Chimney sweeps also had warty skin cancer from their bodies being habitually covered with soot and the lethal cancer of the scrotum.
- I opened one of Mr. Dickens's stories the other day and it was actually about a chimney sweep—a common chimney sweep from a workhouse!
- Up—up I went, for some time using my hands and knees, after the fashion of a chimney sweep.
- You are as grimy as chimney sweeps.