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cleanser (n.)
late 14c., "thing that cleanses" (usually figurative, in reference to purging sin), also "a purgative medicine;" 1560s in a literal sense "one who or that which makes clean;" agent noun from cleanse (v.). Old English had clænsere "priest."
updated on December 18, 2017
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Dictionary entries near cleanser
cleanliness
clean-living
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cleanness
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cleansing
clean-up
clear
clearance
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