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chimney sweep

chimney sweep noun: a person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

chimney sweep: a person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys
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Noun

chimney sweep (plural chimney sweeps)

  1. A person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

chimney sweep meaning in Tamil

chimney sweep in Tamil

புகைப்போக்கி துப்புரவாளர்

Synonyms of chimney sweep

Forms of chimney sweep

pluralchimney sweeps
alternative formchimney-sweep
alternative formchimneysweep

Words formed from chimney sweep

Questions about chimney sweep

What does chimney sweep mean?
Chimney sweep means a person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.
What is chimney sweep in Tamil?
Chimney sweep in Tamil is புகைப்போக்கி துப்புரவாளர். See Chimney sweep meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chimney sweep?
Chimney sweep is a noun.
What is the plural of chimney sweep?
The plural of chimney sweep is chimney sweeps.

Words near chimney sweep in the dictionary

  1. chimney stacks
  2. chimney stalk
  3. chimney stalks
  4. chimney swallow
  5. chimney swallows
  6. chimney sweep
  7. chimney sweep's cancer
  8. chimney sweep's carcinoma
  9. chimney sweeper
  10. chimney sweepers
  11. chimney sweeps

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