"cleanser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cleansers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English clansere, clenser, clensere; equivalent to cleanse + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clansere}} Middle English clansere, {{m|enm|clenser}} clenser, {{m|enm|clensere}} clensere, {{suffix|en|cleanse|er|id2=agent noun}} cleanse + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cleanser (plural cleansers)
  1. Something that cleanses, such as a detergent. Synonyms: cleaner Derived forms: palate cleanser Translations (something that cleanses): rengjøringsmiddel [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-cleanser-en-noun-qkMHfkTe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "rengjøringsmiddel"
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