# vacuum cleaner

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vacuum-cleaner