Chimneysweep (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The local chimneysweep visited our house to clean the fireplace before winter.
- A young boy from the village became a chimneysweep to support his family.
- She hired a professional chimneysweep to remove years of soot buildup from her chimney.
- In the 19th century, many poor children worked as chimneysweeps in England.
- The town's annual fair featured a reenactment of a traditional chimneysweep climbing a soot-covered chimney.