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Definition of vacuum cleaner noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a vacuum cleaner

vacuum cleaner

noun

vacuum cleaner pronunciation English

vacuum cleaner pronunciation American

(British English also Hoover™)

an electrical machine that cleans floors, carpets, etc. by sucking up dirt and dust